Open game expected at Sixfields Stadium: Northampton Town vs Stevenage preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

A highly important fixture in League Two as both squads are battling for the top positions. With Northampton Town in 2nd position and Stevenage at 3rd, this has all the looks of a thriling fight. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Northampton Town is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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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 10 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Northampton Town here at Sixfields Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Northampton Town goalkeeper Lee Burge is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 323 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

A strong away win for Northampton against Doncaster Rovers the last match, as Pinnock and Hoskins were on target. The talented striker Hoskins bettered all others in that game and managed a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Hoskins scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Northampton Town won a home game hosting Crewe Alexandra (1-0).

Not much happening? In this team's last 13 league matches, 12 have seen two goals or less.

Northampton Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 19 games. From these home matches, Northampton have conceded only 15 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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Stevenage form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Stevenage in their previous game as they lost hosting Salford City, 1-3. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Norris, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Norris scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Carlisle United that ended 0-0.

The attacking power of Stevenage when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.

Head 2 Head

Northampton have won or drawn the last 10 fixtures (8-2-0) against Stevenage.

The latest H2H encounter ended Stevenage - Northampton Town 2-3, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
20 goals
StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
10 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
8 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 5 18 37
19 10 4 Won W 0 5 19
12 5 0 Drew D 2 9 10
7 4 1 Lost L 3 4 8
52 24 6 Scored S 0 17 51
33 15 3 Conceded C 6 20 34
89% 84% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 83% 89%
68% 53% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 72% 65%
39% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 43%
18% 16% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
53% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 46%
37% 42% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 41%
21% 26% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 39% 24%
 
4.9 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.8 5.3
4.1 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.6 3.5
1.8 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 12.3 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 13.8 14.2
4.3 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.9 4.5
32% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 30%
 
9.8 9.1 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 10.4 8.8
2.6 2.2 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 2.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in League Two
  • Northampton Town is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 37 21 11 5 49 25 19 13 5 1 27 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 24 74
2 Northampton Town 38 19 12 7 52 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 69
3 Stevenage 37 19 10 8 51 34 19 14 1 4 34 14 18 5 9 4 17 20 17 67
4 Carlisle United 38 18 12 8 58 36 19 10 6 3 28 16 19 8 6 5 30 20 22 66
5 Stockport County 38 18 9 11 51 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 63
6 Salford City 38 18 8 12 60 43 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 9 3 7 34 24 17 62
7 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
8 Mansfield Town 37 16 10 11 55 45 18 7 7 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 58
9 Sutton United 38 15 11 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 19 4 7 8 16 25 0 56
10 Barrow 38 16 7 15 40 43 19 10 3 6 23 16 19 6 4 9 17 27 -3 55
11 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 49 43 18 7 5 6 26 18 19 6 7 6 23 25 6 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 38 15 6 17 40 52 19 10 1 8 24 23 19 5 5 9 16 29 -12 51
13 Walsall 37 11 16 10 39 33 19 8 7 4 23 14 18 3 9 6 16 19 6 49
14 Tranmere Rovers 38 13 10 15 37 39 19 8 5 6 23 18 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 49
15 Grimsby Town 36 12 11 13 38 42 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 8 2 8 20 22 -4 47
16 Gillingham 38 11 11 16 26 40 19 9 4 6 16 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -14 44
17 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
18 AFC Wimbledon 38 10 13 15 39 45 18 6 6 6 20 20 20 4 7 9 19 25 -6 43
19 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 38 9 10 19 34 46 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 37
22 Crawley Town 37 9 9 19 41 59 18 8 3 7 28 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -18 36
23 Hartlepool United 38 6 14 18 41 67 19 3 9 7 21 31 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 32
24 Rochdale 38 6 8 24 33 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 19 3 4 12 14 29 -26 26

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 Leyton Orient 37 21 11 5 49 25 19 13 5 1 27 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 24 74
2 Northampton Town 38 19 12 7 52 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 69
3 Stevenage 37 19 10 8 51 34 19 14 1 4 34 14 18 5 9 4 17 20 17 67
4 Carlisle United 38 18 12 8 58 36 19 10 6 3 28 16 19 8 6 5 30 20 22 66
5 Stockport County 38 18 9 11 51 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 63
6 Salford City 38 18 8 12 60 43 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 9 3 7 34 24 17 62
7 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
8 Mansfield Town 37 16 10 11 55 45 18 7 7 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 58
9 Sutton United 38 15 11 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 19 4 7 8 16 25 0 56
10 Barrow 38 16 7 15 40 43 19 10 3 6 23 16 19 6 4 9 17 27 -3 55
11 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 49 43 18 7 5 6 26 18 19 6 7 6 23 25 6 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 38 15 6 17 40 52 19 10 1 8 24 23 19 5 5 9 16 29 -12 51
13 Walsall 37 11 16 10 39 33 19 8 7 4 23 14 18 3 9 6 16 19 6 49
14 Tranmere Rovers 38 13 10 15 37 39 19 8 5 6 23 18 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 49
15 Grimsby Town 36 12 11 13 38 42 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 8 2 8 20 22 -4 47
16 Gillingham 38 11 11 16 26 40 19 9 4 6 16 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -14 44
17 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
18 AFC Wimbledon 38 10 13 15 39 45 18 6 6 6 20 20 20 4 7 9 19 25 -6 43
19 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 38 9 10 19 34 46 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 37
22 Crawley Town 37 9 9 19 41 59 18 8 3 7 28 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -18 36
23 Hartlepool United 38 6 14 18 41 67 19 3 9 7 21 31 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 32
24 Rochdale 38 6 8 24 33 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 19 3 4 12 14 29 -26 26

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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.