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Burton Albion face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Northampton and Burton Albion at was less than a year ago, in January 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Burton Albion | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Burton Albion have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Brewers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far, Burton Albion's 24 points from 19 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Burton Albion 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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Burton Albion | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |