Ace Football previews the League Two game between Accrington and Northampton who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Accrington face relegation-threatened Northampton at Wham Stadium in round 14 of the League Two in a match that kick-offs on Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.
Placed nineth in the table Accrington have amassed 18 points after 13 matches. On 13 points, Northampton rank 19th with 13 matches played this season.
Form: Accrington vs Northampton
Accrington Form
Accrington look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Gillingham by 3-1, before drawing 1-1 with York. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Rochdale 0-5. Accrington won three of their previous six matches at Wham Stadium in the League Two. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring 12 goals to seven against.
Northampton Form
Their past three matches saw Northampton beating Grimsby 0-2, losing 0-1 against Tranmere, and beating Colchester by 2-0. Northampton won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Accrington 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 Accrington and Northampton played across all tournaments.
- Accrington have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Accrington have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 38 of the last 40 Northampton matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 18 Northampton away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Northampton matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Northampton away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Wham Stadium, Accrington won three and drew seven. Northampton won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost seven. Accrington did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Accrington didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Wham Stadium. Northampton have not lost to Accrington in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Accrington scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Northampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Accrington managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Northampton have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Accrington when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Northampton, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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