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Bradford City face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 10 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 13 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sun 07 Mar | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 30 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Bradford City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |