Ace Football previews the League One game between Northampton and Doncaster who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Northampton welcome Doncaster at Sixfields Stadium in round 44 of the League One campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake on Saturday.
Form: Northampton vs Doncaster
Northampton Form
In their last three matches, Northampton lost 1-0 against Bradford, 1-3 against Wigan and 2-1 against Luton. Northampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Doncaster Form
Doncaster collected one win from their last three matches, as Mansfield won by 0-2. Exeter were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Doncaster won 1-0 against Reading. In their last six away matches in the League One, Doncaster won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Northampton and Doncaster
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 Doncaster played across all tournaments.
- Northampton have lost 10 of the last 11 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Northampton have lost 9 of the last 10 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Northampton have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Northampton have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Doncaster matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Doncaster away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Doncaster away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Northampton vs Doncaster
Cameron McGeehan is showing good form for Northampton, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Elliot Lee scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Northampton vs Doncaster
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Sixfields Stadium across all tournaments Northampton won two times, drew two and lost six times. Doncaster claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Northampton are in terrible shape with 7 defeats in a row.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Northampton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Doncaster got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Doncaster should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Northampton failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Doncaster managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Northampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Doncaster, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
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