Football betting preview: Northampton Town vs Carlisle United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Northampton Town fans are optimistic that the difference between 7th and Carlisle United's 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town have collected 35 points from their League Two home games so far after 11-2-6.

Northampton Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Mansfield Town (placed 21st). In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Grimsby Town.

Northampton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 31 goals in 19 league matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Carlisle United form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Carlisle United have produced an overall stat of 5-5-8 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Carlisle United in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Colchester United, 0-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cambridge United with the score of 2-1.

It's a bit worrying for Carlisle United that their goalkeeper Adam Collin made six saves in the Colchester United game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Carlisle United have scored 22 goals in 18 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Carlisle United have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Carlisle United - Northampton Town 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Northampton Town victories, two draws and three Carlisle United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton Town
S. Hoskins
8 goals
Northampton Town
A. Williams
8 goals
Northampton Town
J. Turnbull
5 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Carlisle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 6 18 36
17 11 3 Won W 0 5 9
7 2 0 Drew D 0 5 12
13 6 3 Lost L 6 8 15
54 31 10 Scored S 4 22 37
40 14 6 Conceded C 16 30 56
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 86%
73% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
46% 37% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 53%
24% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 28%
11% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 14%
46% 37% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 56%
35% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 19%
19% 21% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 28% 39%
 
5 4.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.3 4.8
5.9 5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 6.3 5.8
2.3 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 1.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
463 266 96 Total Shots T S 70 232 450
158 93 37 Shots on Target S O 20 84 144
34% 33% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 26%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 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 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
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 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 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 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
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.