Forest Green Rovers vs Northampton Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Forest Green Rovers have their presumed home advantage while Northampton Town are ahead 9 points in the League Two table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

5-4-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Forest Green Rovers so far this season. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at The New Lawn, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Macclesfield Town game.

A strong away win for Forest Green Rovers against Swindon Town the last match, as Ebou Adams and Mathew Stevens were on target. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Scunthorpe United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Forest Green Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Forest Green Rovers as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Forest Green Rovers has won three of these, drawn three and lost five.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Morecambe in only three days. This game is also played here at The New Lawn.

Forest Green Rovers have scored 16 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Forest Green Rovers have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Playing away, Northampton Town have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 7 defeats in the League Two this season.

The manager K. Curle was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Sixfields Stadium. Northampton Town suffered a 1-2 loss to Mansfield Town (placed 21st). Preceding that game was the away victory against Grimsby Town with the score of 3-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Northampton Town in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Northampton Town, five draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Northampton Town are hosting Carlisle United in the League Two only three days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Northampton Town have scored 23 goals in 18 league games away. 26 goals have been conceded by Northampton Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Northampton Town - Forest Green Rovers 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Forest Green Rovers won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Northampton Town has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
8 goals
Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
7 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 6 Played P 5 18 37
13 5 1 Won W 2 6 17
10 4 2 Drew D 0 5 7
13 8 3 Lost L 3 7 13
43 16 5 Scored S 8 23 54
40 22 7 Conceded C 10 26 40
89% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
58% 53% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 73%
39% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 46%
25% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 28% 24%
11% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 11%
44% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 46%
36% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 35%
31% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 19%
 
5.1 5.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 5.4 5
4.6 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.8 5.9
1.7 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.7 2.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
454 235 88 Total Shots T S 50 197 463
151 66 24 Shots on Target S O 20 65 158
28% 24% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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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.