The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Northampton Town leading Grimsby Town by 9 points. Match preview to follow:
The visiting Grimsby Town played their last game only three days ago, a FA Cup match. That game, against Newport County, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Grimsby Town.
Northampton Town form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Northampton Town at their home stadium (Sixfields Stadium) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Sixfields Stadium after three straight home wins.
Northampton Town's last game was hosting Crewe Alexandra (placed 4th) and winning 4-1. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Chippenham Town.
Northampton Town goalkeeper David Cornell did an outstanding job against Crewe Alexandra with 7 saves, so vital to securing the victory.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Northampton Town handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D5-L2.
Northampton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Northampton Town 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 9 matches.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A. Rose was the last player to score for the away team. Grimsby Town haven't scored a league goal in the last 190 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Grimsby Town, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Newport County (placed 9th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Newport County.
Grimsby Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. From a total of ten matches.
A new game in only three days for Grimsby Town, the League Two home match versus Cheltenham Town. Busy days.
Grimsby Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Grimsby Town have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: Northampton Town won 2, Grimsby Town won 1 and 6 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Williams
6 goals
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J. Hanson
5 goals
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J. Turnbull
4 goals
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Northampton Town missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Northampton Town | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 72% | 78% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 22% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 6.8 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | 121 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 90 | 161 |
| 72 | 40 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 28 | 49 |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 39% | 41% |
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Newport County | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Salford City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 21 | Walsall | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 13 |