Ace Football previews the League One game between Northampton and Exeter who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Last season’s relegation survivors Exeter visit Northampton to Sixfields Stadium this coming Saturday for a round 5 match in the League One.
A glance at the League One table reveals that the current difference between the teams is five points and ten places.
Team form: Northampton vs Exeter
Northampton Form
In their last three matches, Northampton lost 0-1 against Southampton, 2-0 against Stevenage and 0-1 against Lincoln City. Northampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.
Exeter Form
Exeter collected one win from their last three matches, as Cheltenham won by 2-0. Mansfield were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Exeter won 0-1 against Wycombe. Exeter won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting facts for Northampton and Exeter
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Northampton and Exeter. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 16 Northampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Northampton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Northampton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Northampton home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Northampton have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 23 of the last 25 Exeter away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Exeter away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Exeter have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Exeter have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Exeter have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Northampton vs Exeter
Having scored just once in six League One matches, Michael Forbes hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Exeter hope to see Josh Magennis adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League One outings.
Popular betting markets: Northampton vs Exeter
Full-time result
Northampton claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Exeter won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Northampton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Exeter scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Northampton have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Exeter managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Northampton have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Exeter.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Northampton, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Exeter, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
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