League One: Northampton vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Northampton and Birmingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Birmingham should be able to consolidate their first place in the League One against Northampton. The latter currently sit below the relegation-line and face an extremely tough task this coming Saturday at Sixfields Stadium.

Birmingham have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 82 points from their initial 35 encounters. Northampton trail them by 41 points after 36 rounds, leaving them as number 19 in the table.

Team form: Northampton vs Birmingham

Northampton Form

In their last three matches, Northampton drew 1-1 with Exeter before recording another draw with Stockport County in a 1-1 match and beat Leyton Orient with a 1-2 scoreline. Northampton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Birmingham Form

In their last three matches, Birmingham lost against Bolton by 3-1, beat Lincoln City by 1-0 winning 2-1 against Stevenage. Birmingham claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Northampton and Birmingham

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 Northampton and Birmingham played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Northampton vs Birmingham

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dara Costelloe, 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 Birmingham.The visitors will be looking to Kieran Dowell to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Birmingham in recent matches.

Betting markets: Northampton vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Northampton claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Birmingham won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Northampton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Birmingham scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Northampton games Birmingham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Northampton only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Birmingham claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games. Birmingham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Northampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Birmingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.