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Huddersfield pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Friday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 6 of the 13 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in April 2004, with Huddersfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Huddersfield | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Apr | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Huddersfield | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
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 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Huddersfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Terriers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far, Huddersfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 55 points from their 44 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Terriers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Huddersfield | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |