League One: Northampton vs Charlton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Northampton and Charlton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Charlton go up against Northampton on Saturday for a League One meeting at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton are number 19 in the table on 21 points after 20 matches. Charlton rank as number 14 with 24 points after 19 matches played.

Team form: Northampton vs Charlton

Northampton Form

Northampton are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Stevenage by a 2-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Peterborough. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-0 against Rotherham. Northampton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Charlton Form

Charlton only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 1-2 at the hands of Crawley, before drawing 0-0 with Lincoln City. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Mansfield resulting 0-0. Charlton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Northampton and Charlton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Northampton and Charlton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Northampton vs Charlton

Cameron McGeehan is showing good form for Northampton, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Matt Godden scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular betting markets: Northampton vs Charlton

Full-time result

Northampton claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Charlton won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Charlton have not lost to Northampton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Northampton scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Charlton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Charlton have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Northampton have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Northampton and Charlton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Northampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Charlton, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.