The team playing at home, Northampton Town, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Salford City have revealed both know-how and courage. Learn more about the game!
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League Two game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Barrow. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Northampton Town form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Northampton Town have to build on here at Sixfields Stadium in the League Two.
The home team returns to Sixfields Stadium after drawing with Sutton United (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Roberts, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.32 out of 10 in that game. Roberts topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Forest Green Rovers.The match schedule is unforgiving for Northampton Town as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Barrow are visiting.
The Northampton Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Northampton Town have conceded only 9 goals.
Salford City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. Momentum is building for Salford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Salford City, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Barrow (placed 21st) last time out. Hunter got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, top player of the team. Hunter scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Colchester United.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Carlisle United in just three days.
The visiting Salford City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Salford City have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Salford City - Northampton Town 2-2 was the output when this pair of teams previously played each other, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Northampton Town two wins, one draw and Salford City zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 8 goals |  J. Guthrie 6 goals |  B. Thomas-Asante 6 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Salford City missing players
| Northampton Town | Salford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 68% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 78% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 37% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 7% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 44% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 19% |
| 4.7 | 5.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.6 | 11.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 40% | 46% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | 28% |
| 9.6 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) 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.
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Salford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 55 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Newport County | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 9 | Salford City | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 32 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | Walsall | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 28 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -27 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 18 |
