FM Preview: Northampton Town v Chesterfield 22 Sep 2012

Last updated : 21 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v Chesterfield fixture

Chesterfield face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields Stadium was was two seasons ago, in September 2010, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Chesterfield 2 - 1 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Northampton 1-2 Chesterfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Northampton 0 - 0 Chesterfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Chesterfield 1 - 0 Northampton League Two
2006/2007 Sat 21 Apr Northampton 1 - 0 Chesterfield League One
2006/2007 Wed 06 Dec Chesterfield 0 - 0 Northampton League One
2002/2003 Thu 26 Dec Northampton 0 - 1 Chesterfield League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 8 conceded.

In complete contrast to Northampton Town, Chesterfield are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Spireites's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Northampton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 11 points from their 7 games so far.

Chesterfield's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 3 0 3 7 7 9
Chesterfield 6 3 3 0 13 9 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Chesterfield Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
8 games since last defeat.

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