Northampton Town favourites for feisty fight facing Walsall

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 01.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

A win is the only result that will be enough for the Northampton Town regulars in this Sixfields Stadium duel with Walsall, as they have a solid lead on their opponents in the League Two table.

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League Two

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 Walsall.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Sixfields Stadium. 10 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 16 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sixfields Stadium.

Stress levels are on the rise for Northampton Town's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ashley-Seal was their last goal scorer.

Northampton lost their last game at Rochdale (placed 16th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The forward Pinnock outperformed all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Pinnock hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Scunthorpe United that finished 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Northampton Town handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and two defeats.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Tranmere Rovers in only four days. This game is also played here at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Northampton Town have conceded only 10 goals. 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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Walsall form and stats

There's been little loot from Walsall's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the League Two. Walsall only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.

Wilkinson and Miller (2) scored in Walsall's previous match, the home game against Hartlepool United that ended 3-1. The attacker Miller got a match rating of 8.61 in that game. Miller scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 0-5 defeat away at Swindon Town before that.

Walsall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Walsall manager Taylor as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Barrow.

The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Walsall - Northampton Town 0-1. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Northampton Town won three games, one match ended with a tie and Walsall got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
11 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
9 goals
NorthamptonF. Horsfall
F. Horsfall
6 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 7 Played P 7 16 33
16 10 6 Won W 2 4 10
8 2 0 Drew D 1 3 8
9 4 1 Lost L 4 9 15
38 22 14 Scored S 5 11 35
26 10 2 Conceded C 12 22 45
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
55% 62% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 50% 64%
33% 31% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 31% 45%
9% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 25% 30%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 6% 6%
33% 25% 14% BTTS BTTS 29% 31% 48%
52% 56% 71% Clean Sheets C S 29% 25% 24%
27% 19% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 50% 33%
 
4.5 5.8 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.5 4.8
4.3 4.2 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.4 4.4
2.1 1.7 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.3 11.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.2 11.2
3.4 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 2.8 3.6
34% 41% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 29%
 
9.6 9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 11.3 10.8
3.7 3.1 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.1 3.4 3.5
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 (10) at home in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League Two
  • 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.

  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 32 19 9 4 62 27 16 11 2 3 27 11 16 8 7 1 35 16 35 66
2 Northampton Town 33 16 8 9 38 26 16 10 2 4 22 10 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 56
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 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
7 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
8 Newport County 33 14 10 9 54 44 16 8 5 3 34 20 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 52
9 Port Vale 31 13 10 8 45 31 16 7 5 4 21 13 15 6 5 4 24 18 14 49
10 Bristol Rovers 32 13 9 10 45 40 16 8 3 5 23 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 5 48
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
13 Crawley Town 31 12 7 12 39 42 15 5 4 6 19 22 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 43
14 Harrogate Town 32 11 9 12 50 49 15 5 5 5 24 21 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 42
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Rochdale 31 8 14 9 39 40 15 4 8 3 19 16 16 4 6 6 20 24 -1 38
17 Walsall 33 10 8 15 35 45 17 6 5 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 11 22 -10 38
18 Leyton Orient 31 7 12 12 38 32 17 6 4 7 24 14 14 1 8 5 14 18 6 33
19 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
20 Barrow 32 7 11 14 30 39 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 32
21 Colchester United 33 7 11 15 30 47 16 3 7 6 16 21 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 32
22 Carlisle United 32 7 10 15 24 45 16 3 7 6 10 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -21 31
23 Oldham Athletic 31 7 9 15 31 47 15 4 3 8 20 26 16 3 6 7 11 21 -16 30
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

Walsall:
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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 32 19 9 4 62 27 16 11 2 3 27 11 16 8 7 1 35 16 35 66
2 Northampton Town 33 16 8 9 38 26 16 10 2 4 22 10 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 56
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 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
7 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
8 Newport County 33 14 10 9 54 44 16 8 5 3 34 20 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 52
9 Port Vale 31 13 10 8 45 31 16 7 5 4 21 13 15 6 5 4 24 18 14 49
10 Bristol Rovers 32 13 9 10 45 40 16 8 3 5 23 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 5 48
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
13 Crawley Town 31 12 7 12 39 42 15 5 4 6 19 22 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 43
14 Harrogate Town 32 11 9 12 50 49 15 5 5 5 24 21 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 42
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Rochdale 31 8 14 9 39 40 15 4 8 3 19 16 16 4 6 6 20 24 -1 38
17 Walsall 33 10 8 15 35 45 17 6 5 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 11 22 -10 38
18 Leyton Orient 31 7 12 12 38 32 17 6 4 7 24 14 14 1 8 5 14 18 6 33
19 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
20 Barrow 32 7 11 14 30 39 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 32
21 Colchester United 33 7 11 15 30 47 16 3 7 6 16 21 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 32
22 Carlisle United 32 7 10 15 24 45 16 3 7 6 10 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -21 31
23 Oldham Athletic 31 7 9 15 31 47 15 4 3 8 20 26 16 3 6 7 11 21 -16 30
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.