AFC Wimbledon - Northampton Town: Small difference between teams in League One clash

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plough Lane

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, AFC Wimbledon holding 23rd place and Northampton Town lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest scored goals (32) in League One

The visiting Northampton Town played their last game only four days ago, a League One match.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

With 3 League One wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, AFC Wimbledon are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Wimbledon. Two draws in a row at home now for Wimbledon.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Charlton Athletic in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. In the match before that, Wimbledon hosted Wigan Athletic and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four, drawn seven and lost three.

Wimbledon has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wimbledon defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town, who have the fewest scored goals (32) in League One, have only collected 14 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-5-10 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Northampton go into this game after a win, the home game against Oxford United that ended 1-0. A loss against Crewe Alexandra was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Northampton Town playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Northampton wins, five draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Northampton Town as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Northampton's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Wimbledon and Northampton Town have met before this season: Northampton Town - AFC Wimbledon 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Wimbledon victory, six draws and three Northampton Town wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
13 goals
WimbledonR. Longman
R. Longman
7 goals
Northampton TownR. Watson
R. Watson
7 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Wimbledon Northampton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 16 4 Played P 6 18 37
7 3 0 Won W 3 3 9
12 4 1 Drew D 1 5 9
16 9 3 Lost L 2 10 19
35 18 3 Scored S 10 17 32
59 30 7 Conceded C 9 31 53
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 81%
74% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 68%
46% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 61% 43%
23% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 24%
11% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
54% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 83% 56% 38%
17% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 27%
31% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 44% 54%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.9 9.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.1 9.4
3.4 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4 3.2
29% 35% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 24% 27%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League One
  • Northampton Town have the fewest scored goals (32) in League One
  • Northampton Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 36 20 6 10 58 37 17 13 2 2 36 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 21 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Blackpool 34 16 8 10 42 30 16 8 5 3 20 14 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 56
7 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
8 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
9 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
10 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
11 Oxford United 36 15 8 13 49 42 17 8 4 5 22 14 19 7 4 8 27 28 7 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 11 13 10 39 39 16 4 7 5 21 21 18 7 6 5 18 18 0 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 37 9 9 19 32 53 19 6 4 9 15 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 36
21 Bristol Rovers 37 9 7 21 36 59 18 6 2 10 21 26 19 3 5 11 15 33 -23 34
22 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 36 20 6 10 58 37 17 13 2 2 36 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 21 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Blackpool 34 16 8 10 42 30 16 8 5 3 20 14 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 56
7 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
8 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
9 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
10 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
11 Oxford United 36 15 8 13 49 42 17 8 4 5 22 14 19 7 4 8 27 28 7 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 11 13 10 39 39 16 4 7 5 21 21 18 7 6 5 18 18 0 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 37 9 9 19 32 53 19 6 4 9 15 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 36
21 Bristol Rovers 37 9 7 21 36 59 18 6 2 10 21 26 19 3 5 11 15 33 -23 34
22 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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