Northampton Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 19th position in the League One table. Visiting Sunderland holds 11th place with 28 pts.
- Northampton Town has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. This match was also played here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sunderland have had more rest.
Northampton Town form and stats
Northampton Town's results here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM in the League One have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Northampton's last game was hosting Gillingham (placed 13th) and winning 3-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Lincoln City (0-4).
Northampton aren't scoring a lot here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Northampton Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One, collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the League One. 4 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Sunderland delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AFC Wimbledon (placed 18th) in their previous match; a League One game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Lincoln City with the score of 4-0.
Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. Sunderland are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 8 goals |  G. Leadbitter 4 goals |  S. Hoskins 3 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Northampton Town | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 36 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 85% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 55% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 10% | 18% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 62% | 41% |
| 50% | 64% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 8.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | 32% |
- Northampton Town has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Northampton Town has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in League One
- Northampton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game away.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Hull City | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 25 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 21 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 17 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 13 |