Ace Football previews the League One round 14 match between Northampton and Luton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Despite their unsatisfactory form, Luton have a decent shot at three points in this round 14 match, when visiting Northampton. Though playing at the Sixfields Stadium this coming Saturday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.
Placed 11th in the table Northampton have amassed 17 points after 13 matches. On 16 points, Luton rank 14th with 13 matches played this season.
Form: Northampton vs Luton
Northampton Form
Showing inconsistent form, Northampton lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-2 against Rotherham, before beating Doncaster 1-2. The joy was short-lived, as Reading proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. 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 six and conceded three goals.
Luton Form
A draw is all that prevents Luton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Blackpool as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against Stevenage by a 2-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Mansfield won the game and the exact score was 0-2. Luton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Northampton and Luton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Northampton and Luton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 14 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Northampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Northampton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Northampton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Northampton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Luton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Luton have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Luton have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Luton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Luton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Sixfields Stadium across all tournaments Northampton won five times, drew two and lost three times. Luton claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Northampton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Luton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Northampton were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Northampton have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Luton.
Total goals
Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Luton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.