League One: AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between AFC Wimbledon and Northampton who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Northampton come to The Cherry Red Records Stadium for the League One match on Sunday, AFC Wimbledon will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 14 in the League One standings, AFC Wimbledon, have so far collected 43 points this season, while Northampton collected 35 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 35 rounds.

Team form: AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton

AFC Wimbledon Form

In their last three matches, AFC Wimbledon lost 4-1 against Cardiff, won 3-1 against Bradford, before drawing 2-2 against Mansfield. AFC Wimbledon claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded six.

Northampton Form

A single draw prevents Northampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 1-2 and 0-1 against Leyton Orient and Port Vale, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Peterborough. Northampton are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats for AFC Wimbledon and Northampton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that AFC Wimbledon and Northampton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton

It has been a great season for Marcus Browne so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving AFC Wimbledon hoping he delivers against Northampton on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton

Full-time result

AFC Wimbledon claimed a modest three 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 five. Northampton won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run. Northampton have not lost to AFC Wimbledon in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

AFC Wimbledon scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Northampton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive AFC Wimbledon games AFC Wimbledon probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Northampton managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. AFC Wimbledon have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Northampton.

Total goals

AFC Wimbledon saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Northampton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game. AFC Wimbledon’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.