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Walsall face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Saddlers have recorded 11 wins, and Northampton have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Walsall | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Saddlers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 29 matches. Walsall's 40 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Walsall on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Northampton. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |