Stockport County favourites for feisty fight facing Northampton Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

High profile Northampton Town arrive at Stockport County after their 1-2-result vs Salford City. Get out our full match preview!

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals (40) in League Two

Stockport County and Northampton Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport County have collected 18 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-3-3.

The Stockport County regulars got no joy from their last match, a FA Cup duel also played here at Edgeley Park: A 1-2 defeat against Walsall.

Heartbreak before that as Stockport County lost 0-1 at Grimsby Town's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stockport handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

It should be added that a glance at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Stockport County has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Stockport have conceded only 10 goals.

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Northampton Town form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Northampton Town, who have the most scored goals (40) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 6-4-2 so far.

Two away games in a row for Northampton Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Salford City.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Leyton Orient.

Northampton Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

Northampton are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Northampton Town have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Northampton Town have avoided a loss in the last 6 matches (4-2-0) versus Stockport.

The teams involved faced each other before this match year: Northampton Town - Stockport County 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
16 goals
StockportP. Madden
P. Madden
9 goals
Stockport CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
7 goals

Stockport County missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stockport County Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 12 25
10 5 1 Won W 1 6 13
4 3 1 Drew D 2 4 7
9 3 2 Lost L 1 2 5
33 15 6 Scored S 4 20 40
23 10 6 Conceded C 3 13 26
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
74% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 76%
48% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
17% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 28%
13% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
48% 45% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 64%
48% 55% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 24%
13% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 20%
 
5.3 5.5 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 4.9
3.6 3.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.3 4.2
1 0.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.7 1.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.3 15.6 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.9 11.4
4.4 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.2
32% 26% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 44% 38%
 
9.2 6.9 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 10.9 10
2.7 2.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 2.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals (40) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (25) 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 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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.