Another action-packed fixture in League Two as Northampton Town receive Tranmere Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

The Northampton Town & Tranmere Rovers bosses Brady and Mellon are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this highly important fixture in the upper area of the League Two standings.

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two

The hosts Northampton Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. This match was also played here at Sixfields Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Tranmere Rovers have had more rest.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town have played 17 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Walsall last time out and are looking for a win here. The attacker Pinnock won the honour of being "man of the match" for Northampton Town with the rating of 7.45/10. Pinnock scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rochdale (0-1).

Northampton has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Tranmere Rovers have won 4 games, drawn 7 and suffered 6 defeats in the League Two this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Mellon, the Tranmere Rovers manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Tranmere are travelling again after losing away to Newport County in their previous match (2-4).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Port Vale.

The attacking power of Tranmere Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Tranmere are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Tranmere Rovers - Northampton Town 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Northampton four wins, four draws and Tranmere Rovers two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
9 goals
Northampton TownF. Horsfall
F. Horsfall
6 goals
Northampton TownJ. Guthrie
J. Guthrie
6 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
16 10 2 Won W 1 4 16
9 3 2 Drew D 2 7 8
9 4 1 Lost L 2 6 10
39 23 5 Scored S 3 12 36
27 11 4 Conceded C 6 16 27
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 82% 91%
56% 65% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 35% 50%
32% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 18% 24%
9% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 15%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
35% 29% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 24%
50% 53% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 41% 50%
26% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 35%
 
4.6 5.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.3 4.6
4.4 4.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.4 5.9
2.1 1.8 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
10.5 11.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 10.9 11.4
3.4 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.1 3.7
34% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 23% 29%
 
9.7 9.2 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.6 13.1 12.2
3.7 3.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 3.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • 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.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (16) 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 Forest Green Rovers 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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 Forest Green Rovers 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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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.