Another enjoyable game as Northampton Town host Exeter City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

This pair of teams are happy with a sweet season so far and matches like this could be key. Here's the preview for Northampton Town - Exeter City!

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (36) in League Two
  • Exeter City is in the best form (5-0-1) in League Two

The visiting Exeter City played their last game only four days ago, a League Two match.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Northampton Town at their home stadium (Sixfields Stadium) is 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Happy days for Northampton Town in their previous game, a fixture away at Leyton Orient (placed 13th) that ended with a 4-2 victory. A goal frenzy last time out for Northampton Town, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Leyton Orient. Fun stuff to watch! Eppiah (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.02/10. Eppiah scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Harrogate Town.

Northampton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 31 goals in 22 games. From these home matches, Northampton Town have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Exeter City form and stats

Playing away, Exeter City have won 9 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.

Impressive finishing from Jay and Phillips secured the home win 2-1 against Barrow in their previous game. Attacker Jay got a player rating of 8.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Jay scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Rochdale.

Exeter have scored 27 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Exeter City as they have only conceded 21 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Exeter City - Northampton 1-2 was the end result in these squads' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. Northampton Town-Exeter City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Northampton Town seven wins, Exeter City one win, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
14 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
12 goals
Exeter CityT. Dieng
T. Dieng
12 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
22 13 2 Won W 1 9 23
10 4 2 Drew D 3 8 14
12 5 2 Lost L 2 5 7
56 31 5 Scored S 5 27 64
36 14 5 Conceded C 6 21 39
89% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 84%
59% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 73%
36% 32% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 48%
11% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 20%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
36% 27% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
48% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 41% 41%
27% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 23%
 
4.3 5.3 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.6 5.9
4.5 4.5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 4.8
2.1 1.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.3 1.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.7 11.4 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 12.5 13.2
3.6 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.6
35% 40% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 32%
 
9.9 9 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.3 9.8
3.5 2.9 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in League Two
  • Exeter City is in the best form (5-0-1) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (14) at home in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (36) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (21) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 44 23 14 7 72 39 22 14 4 4 33 15 22 9 10 3 39 24 33 83
2 Exeter City 44 23 14 7 64 39 22 14 6 2 37 18 22 9 8 5 27 21 25 83
3 Northampton Town 44 22 10 12 56 36 22 13 4 5 31 14 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 76
4 Port Vale 44 21 12 11 65 44 22 11 6 5 34 20 22 10 6 6 31 24 21 75
5 Mansfield Town 44 22 9 13 63 48 22 15 3 4 38 22 22 7 6 9 25 26 15 75
6 Bristol Rovers 44 21 11 12 60 46 22 13 4 5 31 20 22 8 7 7 29 26 14 74
7 Sutton United 44 21 10 13 66 49 22 14 5 3 37 16 22 7 5 10 29 33 17 73
8 Swindon Town 44 20 11 13 72 53 22 8 7 7 33 24 22 12 4 6 39 29 19 71
9 Salford City 44 19 12 13 56 40 22 10 8 4 31 19 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 69
10 Tranmere Rovers 44 19 12 13 50 40 22 15 3 4 34 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 10 69
11 Newport County 44 18 12 14 65 55 22 9 6 7 40 29 22 9 6 7 25 26 10 66
12 Crawley Town 44 17 9 18 53 61 22 9 6 7 28 27 22 8 3 11 25 34 -8 60
13 Leyton Orient 44 13 16 15 60 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 22 4 11 7 24 25 14 55
14 Walsall 44 14 11 19 45 55 22 10 5 7 30 26 22 4 6 12 15 29 -10 53
15 Hartlepool United 44 14 11 19 43 61 22 9 7 6 24 24 22 5 4 13 19 37 -18 53
16 Bradford City 44 12 16 16 47 54 22 5 10 7 27 29 22 7 6 9 20 25 -7 52
17 Colchester United 44 13 12 19 44 58 22 6 8 8 23 26 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 51
18 Rochdale 44 11 17 16 46 55 22 7 11 4 25 19 22 4 6 12 21 36 -9 50
19 Harrogate Town 44 13 11 20 61 72 22 6 7 9 32 34 22 7 4 11 29 38 -11 50
20 Carlisle United 44 13 11 20 37 59 22 7 7 8 17 22 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 50
21 Barrow 44 10 14 20 42 52 22 5 9 8 24 25 22 5 5 12 18 27 -10 44
22 Stevenage 44 10 14 20 40 64 22 8 6 8 25 28 22 2 8 12 15 36 -24 44
23 Oldham Athletic 44 9 10 25 43 70 22 5 3 14 26 39 22 4 7 11 17 31 -27 37
24 Scunthorpe United 44 4 13 27 28 82 22 3 6 13 14 35 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 25

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 Forest Green Rovers 44 23 14 7 72 39 22 14 4 4 33 15 22 9 10 3 39 24 33 83
2 Exeter City 44 23 14 7 64 39 22 14 6 2 37 18 22 9 8 5 27 21 25 83
3 Northampton Town 44 22 10 12 56 36 22 13 4 5 31 14 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 76
4 Port Vale 44 21 12 11 65 44 22 11 6 5 34 20 22 10 6 6 31 24 21 75
5 Mansfield Town 44 22 9 13 63 48 22 15 3 4 38 22 22 7 6 9 25 26 15 75
6 Bristol Rovers 44 21 11 12 60 46 22 13 4 5 31 20 22 8 7 7 29 26 14 74
7 Sutton United 44 21 10 13 66 49 22 14 5 3 37 16 22 7 5 10 29 33 17 73
8 Swindon Town 44 20 11 13 72 53 22 8 7 7 33 24 22 12 4 6 39 29 19 71
9 Salford City 44 19 12 13 56 40 22 10 8 4 31 19 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 69
10 Tranmere Rovers 44 19 12 13 50 40 22 15 3 4 34 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 10 69
11 Newport County 44 18 12 14 65 55 22 9 6 7 40 29 22 9 6 7 25 26 10 66
12 Crawley Town 44 17 9 18 53 61 22 9 6 7 28 27 22 8 3 11 25 34 -8 60
13 Leyton Orient 44 13 16 15 60 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 22 4 11 7 24 25 14 55
14 Walsall 44 14 11 19 45 55 22 10 5 7 30 26 22 4 6 12 15 29 -10 53
15 Hartlepool United 44 14 11 19 43 61 22 9 7 6 24 24 22 5 4 13 19 37 -18 53
16 Bradford City 44 12 16 16 47 54 22 5 10 7 27 29 22 7 6 9 20 25 -7 52
17 Colchester United 44 13 12 19 44 58 22 6 8 8 23 26 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 51
18 Rochdale 44 11 17 16 46 55 22 7 11 4 25 19 22 4 6 12 21 36 -9 50
19 Harrogate Town 44 13 11 20 61 72 22 6 7 9 32 34 22 7 4 11 29 38 -11 50
20 Carlisle United 44 13 11 20 37 59 22 7 7 8 17 22 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 50
21 Barrow 44 10 14 20 42 52 22 5 9 8 24 25 22 5 5 12 18 27 -10 44
22 Stevenage 44 10 14 20 40 64 22 8 6 8 25 28 22 2 8 12 15 36 -24 44
23 Oldham Athletic 44 9 10 25 43 70 22 5 3 14 26 39 22 4 7 11 17 31 -27 37
24 Scunthorpe United 44 4 13 27 28 82 22 3 6 13 14 35 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 25

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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.