Northampton Town are located at 2nd, while Crawley Town are lingering 12 points behind in the standings. Can they reduce the gap?
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League Two
- Crawley Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in League Two
Northampton Town and Crawley Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Northampton Town form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sixfields Stadium as Northampton Town have scored 16 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 7-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Sutton United game Northampton has been unbeatable here at Sixfields Stadium producing five straight wins.
No payout for Northampton in their previous match, an away game at Swindon Town that ended in defeat 2-5. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Midfielder Hoskins was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.55 (out of ten) in that game. Hoskins scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Harrogate Town.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Northampton matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and zero defeats (from two games).
The Northampton Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Northampton are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sixfields Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Crawley Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Nadesan (2) and Lynch scored in Crawley's previous match, the home game against Colchester United that ended 3-1. Nadesan, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.4. Nadesan scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Leyton Orient with the score of 2-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Crawley when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing three and winning one game.
Crawley find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Crawley in these games.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought before this season: Crawley Town - Northampton 0-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous nine meetings): Northampton Town won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Crawley Town got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fourTop Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 8 goals |  K. Appiah 8 goals |  J. Guthrie 6 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| Northampton Town | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 57% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 10% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 19% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 10.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 44% | 53% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 31% | 37% |
| 9.9 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 4 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4 | 4.8 |
- Crawley Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in League Two
- Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Salford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -20 | 20 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
