League One: Northampton vs Peterborough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 35 match between Northampton and Peterborough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Northampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Peterborough swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Northampton vs Peterborough

Northampton Form

In their last three matches, Northampton lost 4-0 against Lincoln City, 1-2 against Leyton Orient and 0-1 against Port Vale. Northampton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Sixfields Stadium in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Peterborough Form

Peterborough came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 2-0 against Bradford. A 2-1 defeat against Barnsley followed, before a 3-3 draw with Exeter. Peterborough won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Northampton and Peterborough

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Northampton and Peterborough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Northampton vs Peterborough

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Tom Eaves, who is performing well for Northampton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Peterborough.The visitors will be looking to Kyrell Lisbie to find the net once again, after managing five League One goals for Peterborough in recent matches.

Popular markets: Northampton vs Peterborough

Full-time result

Northampton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Peterborough won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Peterborough conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Northampton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Peterborough scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Northampton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Peterborough kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Northampton have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Peterborough.

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. In the last ten games for Peterborough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Peterborough conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.