Pre-match info: 6 points are the diference between the participants ahead of this match, Northampton Town having done best. Will Salford City shorten the gap?
- Salford City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in League Two
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Salford City form and stats
Salford City have collected 8 points from their League Two home games so far after 2-2-1. Two home wins in a row for Salford bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Salford City in their previous match, an away game at Tranmere Rovers that ended in defeat 0-2. Midfielder Matthew Willock was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Willock hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Salford won a home game hosting Bradford City (1-0).Salford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. Defensively Salford City have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Northampton Town form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Northampton Town in their League Two matches away.
Northampton Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Swindon Town that finished 1-1. Midfielder Sam Hoskins was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.53. Hoskins served one assist and hit eight key passes.
Prior to that result Northampton Town won their away game at Newport County. The scoreline was 1-0.Goals are few and far between in Northampton's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. The Northampton Town defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Salford City-Northampton Town H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Salford City zero wins, Northampton Town two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Guthrie 3 goals |   I. Henderson 2 goals |  M. Lund 1 goals |
Salford City missing players
Northampton Town missing players
| Salford City | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 88% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 38% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 11.4 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 18% | 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 27% |
- Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (3) away in League Two
- Northampton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Northampton Town have scored away.
- Salford City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in League Two
- Salford City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Harrogate Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Barrow | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Salford City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 18 | Sutton United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 4 |