League Two: Northampton vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Northampton and Newport and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Newport go up against Northampton on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Sixfields Stadium.

Newport are currently ahead of Northampton by one point in the League Two table. While the visitors are number 14 with four points, the hosts have one point less at number 18.

Team form: Northampton vs Newport

Northampton Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Northampton, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Crewe, followed by a 1-1 draw against Gillingham. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Crawley. Northampton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Newport Form

Newport only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 5-3 defeat against Bristol Rovers. Then a 2-2 draw with Tranmere followed, before Salford City claimed a 2-1 victory. Newport managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Northampton and Newport

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 Newport played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Northampton vs Newport

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Sam Hoskins will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Newport hope Shaquille Gwengwe can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Popular betting markets: Northampton vs Newport

Full-time result

Northampton didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Sixfields Stadium across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw three along the way. They endured seven defeats in this run. Newport won two of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing three and losing five. Northampton have not lost to Newport in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Northampton scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Newport scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Northampton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Newport kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Northampton have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Newport.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Northampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Newport, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.