League Two: Northampton Town expected to win home against Morecambe

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Northampton Town leading Morecambe by 20 points.

Morecambe could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sixfields Stadium as Northampton Town have scored 21 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Northampton Town in their previous game, a League Two match away at Salford City (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the FA Cup match versus Burton Albion with a 4-2 scoreline.

The manager K. Curle will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leyton Orient in only three days.

Northampton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Morecambe form and stats

There's been little loot from Morecambe's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the League Two. Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (46) in League Two, only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Bitter travels for Morecambe as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Crawley Town match.

Morecambe are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League Two against Port Vale (placed 10th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Colchester United.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Morecambe as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. Morecambe have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Morecambe - Northampton Town 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Northampton Town-Morecambe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Northampton Town 4 wins, Morecambe 1 win, 5 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
6 goals
Northampton TownJ. Turnbull
J. Turnbull
5 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
12 8 2 Won W 0 2 5
6 2 0 Drew D 0 2 7
8 3 2 Lost L 4 9 15
36 21 4 Scored S 1 8 23
29 9 3 Conceded C 12 26 46
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
73% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 70%
42% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 52%
27% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 30%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 7%
46% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 52%
35% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 15%
19% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 46% 37%
 
4.5 4.2 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.5 4
6.2 5.3 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 8.8 8 7
2.3 1.8 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 5
 
313 185 64 Total Shots T S 43 127 294
100 59 21 Shots on Target S O 8 37 79
36% 36% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 22% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Morecambe has the fewest clean sheets (4)
  • Morecambe has the most conceded goals (26) away
  • Morecambe has the most conceded goals (46)
  • Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-18) away
  • Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-23)
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Morecambe have scored away.
  • 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 Swindon Town 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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 Swindon Town 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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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.