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Leeds play host to Northampton Town at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Whites have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at Leeds was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1965, with United annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1965/1966 | Sat 05 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 16 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 6 - 1 | Northampton | PREM |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 14 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Tue 01 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Whites in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds' total of 37 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the play-off places in Coca-Cola League One. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Northampton is certainly an interesting one with me deciding it's going to end up with a victory for the Whites in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | No sequences of note |