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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Northampton Town at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 5 games played, Forest have recorded 2 wins, and Northampton have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Forest carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1-0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 12 Mar | Northampton | 3 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 22 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 18 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Northampton | PREM |
| 1950/1951 | Wed 25 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Northampton | D3S |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 02 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Forest, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Nottm. Forest, Northampton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Cobblers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 18 games. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Nottm. Forest fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Forest. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |