Both contenders are relishing a good season so far and occasions like this one could be momentous. Get ready for Northampton Town - Forest Green Rovers!
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (47) in League Two
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League Two game only four days ago.
Northampton Town form and stats
Northampton Town have performed here at Sixfields Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3.
The Northampton Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Crawley Town here at Sixfields Stadium in a League Two match.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Swindon Town (2-5).The Northampton Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 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 8 from 11 matches.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the League Two. In general it has been a productive period now for Forest Green Rovers as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
282 minutes! That's how long the Forest Green Rovers goalkeeper Luke McGee and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Rovers are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the League Two against Colchester United (placed 22nd). Moore-Taylor was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.03. The defender Moore-Taylor hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Exeter City.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mansfield Town in just three days.
Forest Green Rovers have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 11 away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Forest Green Rovers in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Northampton and Forest Green Rovers have met earlier this season: Forest Green Rovers - Northampton Town 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Northampton Town three wins, one draw and Forest Green Rovers two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Matt 15 goals | M. Stevens 13 goals |  S. Hoskins 8 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Northampton Town | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 27 | 47 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 91% | 87% |
| 70% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 91% | 83% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 55% | 39% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 30% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 43% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 64% | 43% |
| 43% | 55% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 48% |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.1 | 13.4 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 42% | 48% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 51% | 44% |
| 9.6 | 8.8 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
- Forest Green Rovers have not yet lost a game away.
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Forest Green Rovers have the most points (25) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (27) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (47) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+16) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+27) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) 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 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 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 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 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 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 23 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
