League Two: Northampton Town look able to win home match against Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

Northampton Town are enjoying their stay in the top table positions while Crewe Alexandra are more involved in escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crewe Alexandra have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Northampton nor Crewe Alexandra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Northampton Town form and stats

9-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Northampton Town so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Northampton Town after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A nice win for Northampton Town last time playing, versus Mansfield Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Hoskins scoring for the victors. Midfielder Leonard was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Leonard hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Northampton Town played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Hartlepool United.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 11 league games, 10 have seen two goals or less.

The Northampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 18 matches. From these home matches, Northampton Town have conceded only 15 goals.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-9-5 (16 played).

Alexandra lost away at Stevenage (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Until that defeat this club had taken at least one point from seven league matches in a row. O'Riordan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. O'Riordan won 13 of 23 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-3 vs Salford City.

Crewe Alexandra have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a League Two match vs Gillingham. A hard itinerary for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended Crewe Alexandra - Northampton Town 2-2, played this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Northampton, three draws and three wins for Crewe Alexandra. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
19 goals
Crewe AlexandraD. Agyei
D. Agyei
12 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
7 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 16 35
17 9 4 Won W 0 2 9
12 5 1 Drew D 3 9 15
7 4 0 Lost L 3 5 11
49 23 10 Scored S 1 11 33
33 15 4 Conceded C 7 21 44
89% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 81% 89%
69% 56% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 71%
42% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 38% 40%
19% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 11%
8% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
56% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 44% 46%
33% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 31%
22% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 83% 50% 34%
 
4.9 5 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.5
4.2 3.8 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.2 6.3
1.8 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.7
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.6 12.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 7.6 9
4.2 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.7 2.5
32% 28% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 41% 38%
 
9.8 9.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 15.4 13.8
2.7 2.3 1.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.9 3.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crewe Alexandra have scored away.
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Stevenage 35 19 9 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 19 66
3 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
4 Northampton Town 36 17 12 7 49 33 18 9 5 4 23 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 16 63
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 34 16 7 11 54 44 16 7 5 4 29 25 18 9 2 7 25 19 10 55
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Swindon Town 35 13 11 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 18 6 6 6 19 21 7 50
12 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 35 10 15 10 36 32 18 7 7 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 45
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 AFC Wimbledon 36 10 13 13 38 42 17 6 6 5 20 19 19 4 7 8 18 23 -4 43
17 Crewe Alexandra 35 9 15 11 33 44 19 7 6 6 22 23 16 2 9 5 11 21 -11 42
18 Newport County 36 9 13 14 35 42 18 4 6 8 17 23 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 40
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

Crewe Alexandra:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Stevenage 35 19 9 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 19 66
3 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
4 Northampton Town 36 17 12 7 49 33 18 9 5 4 23 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 16 63
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 34 16 7 11 54 44 16 7 5 4 29 25 18 9 2 7 25 19 10 55
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Swindon Town 35 13 11 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 18 6 6 6 19 21 7 50
12 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 35 10 15 10 36 32 18 7 7 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 45
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 AFC Wimbledon 36 10 13 13 38 42 17 6 6 5 20 19 19 4 7 8 18 23 -4 43
17 Crewe Alexandra 35 9 15 11 33 44 19 7 6 6 22 23 16 2 9 5 11 21 -11 42
18 Newport County 36 9 13 14 35 42 18 4 6 8 17 23 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 40
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.