Statistics people will highlight a considerable gulf in performance between these sides based on table positions so far, with Northampton Town leading Barrow by 19 points.
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Northampton Town form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sixfields Stadium as Northampton Town have scored 18 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Northampton are confident in defense, having played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Northampton Town's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Salford City (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Guthrie was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.22 out of 10. The defender Guthrie won 11 of 19 duels.
Before that, Northampton Town played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Sutton United.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Northampton Town handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and two defeats.
There will be little rest for Northampton after this match as they are travelling to Walsall for a League Two game in only four days.
Northampton Town has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barrow form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barrow so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Barrow as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Two away games in a row for Barrow, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Newport County.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Salford City.We have checked recent matches where Barrow have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were two victories, three draws and ten defeats.
A new game in only four days for Barrow, the League Two home match versus Tranmere Rovers. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Barrow's away games in the league this season with only 12 goals from 13 matches. The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 8 goals |  O. Banks 7 goals |  J. Guthrie 6 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Barrow missing players
| Northampton Town | Barrow | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 33 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 35 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 65% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 74% |
| 38% | 31% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 42% | 31% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 52% |
| 46% | 54% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 26% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 45% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 28% | 30% |
| 9.5 | 8.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League Two
- Northampton Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 58 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Newport County | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Salford City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 29 |
| 19 | Walsall | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 26 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
