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Bristol City play host to Northampton Town at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 6 of the 33 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was just over four years ago, in September 2002, with Bristol City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 29 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Cobblers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 59 points from 33 games. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Northampton. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |