Evenly matched teams: Northampton Town vs Cheltenham Town match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Thu 18.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

The Northampton Town & Cheltenham Town managers K. Curle and M. Duff are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

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Northampton Town form and stats

11 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Northampton Town have to build on here in the League Two.

Northampton Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Mansfield Town. In the game before, an away victory match versus Grimsby Town with a 3-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Northampton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Northampton Town as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Northampton Town has won eleven of these, drawn one and lost four.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Northampton Town as they are travelling to their away game against Cheltenham Town in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Northampton Town in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 19 league matches. Northampton have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cheltenham Town, who have the the best goal difference (+25) in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Cheltenham, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Cheltenham have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Owen Evans. It's been 267 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Cheltenham played 0-0 against Port Vale in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Colchester United with the score of 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cheltenham Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were four Cheltenham wins, seven draws and four defeats.

A new game in only four days for Cheltenham, the League Two home match versus Northampton Town. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Cheltenham as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cheltenham Town - Northampton Town 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Northampton, three draws and four wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
8 goals
Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Cheltenham TownR. Broom
R. Broom
8 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 5 18 36
17 11 3 Won W 2 6 17
7 2 0 Drew D 2 8 13
13 6 2 Lost L 1 4 6
54 31 9 Scored S 5 17 52
40 14 4 Conceded C 2 10 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 89%
73% 68% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 69%
46% 37% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 36%
24% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
11% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 37% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 33% 50%
35% 42% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 36%
19% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 39% 25%
 
5 4.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.6 4.7
5.9 5 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.9 4.1
2.3 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 1.8 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
463 266 69 Total Shots T S 38 148 380
158 93 27 Shots on Target S O 13 53 133
34% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 32% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (27)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6)
  • Cheltenham Town has the most clean sheets (8) away
  • Cheltenham Town has the the best goal difference (+25)
  • Cheltenham Town is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • 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 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.