Soccer betting preview: Northampton Town welcomes Swindon Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

Northampton Town and Swindon Town are both riding high in the League Two with their 6th and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Northampton Town and Swindon Town.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town, who have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in League Two, have performed here at Sixfields Stadium this season with 10 wins from 16 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 4.

The Northampton Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Port Vale here at Sixfields Stadium in a League Two match. A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Derby County.

There will be little rest for Northampton Town after this match as they are travelling to Walsall for a League Two game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Northampton Town in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 16 league matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Swindon Town form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Swindon Town, who have the most scored goals (27) away in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Swindon Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Carlisle United for a League Two game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Exeter City.

A quick return to home after this game, as Swindon Town are hosting Scunthorpe United in the League Two only four days away.

Swindon Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 16 away games so far. As opposed to that, Swindon Town have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Swindon Town - Northampton Town 0-1. Northampton Town-Swindon Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Northampton Town three wins, Swindon Town four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownE. Doyle
E. Doyle
24 goals
Swindon TownJ. Yates
J. Yates
12 goals
Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Swindon Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 3 Played P 6 16 32
15 10 2 Won W 1 7 18
7 2 1 Drew D 2 4 6
9 4 0 Lost L 3 5 8
45 28 8 Scored S 8 27 56
32 11 3 Conceded C 12 22 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 88%
42% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 62% 59%
26% 25% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 34%
10% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
45% 38% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 53%
35% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 31%
19% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 16%
 
4.7 4.4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 5.2
5.9 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 4.4
2.2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 1.8 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
386 229 50 Total Shots T S 63 189 376
130 81 18 Shots on Target S O 26 71 136
35% 35% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 38% 41%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town has the the best goal difference (+17) at home
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals (27) away
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (34)
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon 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 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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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.