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Bristol City pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in February 2003, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 06 Sep | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 24 Jan | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Cobblers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 3 points from their 4 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |