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Last updated : 04 April 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Northampton Town v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town travel to take on Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 16 out of 24 times.

The last time the two teams met at Northampton was back in November 2002, over five years ago, with Northampton running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Mon 15 OctLuton Town4 - 1NorthamptonLGE1
2007/2008Tue 04 SepLuton Town2 - 0NorthamptonASSM
2002/2003Sat 15 FebLuton Town3 - 2NorthamptonLGE1
2002/2003Sat 02 NovNorthampton3 - 0Luton TownLGE1
2000/2001Sat 10 FebNorthampton0 - 1Luton TownLGE1
2000/2001Sat 09 SepLuton Town0 - 2NorthamptonLGE1
1998/1999Sat 10 AprNorthampton1 - 0Luton TownLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Hatters have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Northampton's 55 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Luton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 33 points from their 41 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Northampton6222988
Luton Town6222868

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Northampton Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Luton Town Not won in previous 9 away matches.