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Chesterfield face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Spireites have recorded 6 wins, and Northampton have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 06 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Chesterfield | 4 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
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.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 15 points from 8 games.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Spireites out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Northampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
