Ace Football previews the League Two round 10 match between York and Northampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Northampton go up against York on Saturday for a League Two meeting at LNER Community Stadium.
York are number 6 in the table on 14 points after eight matches. Northampton rank as number 22 with six points after seven matches played.
Team form: York vs Northampton
York Form
York beat Swindon by 4-0, lost 2-0 against Chesterfield, before defeating Gillingham 3-0. York showed little mercy in their past six matches at LNER Community Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 16 times, while letting in eight themselves.
Northampton Form
Northampton have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Newport by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 2-0 against Shrewsbury, and 0-1 against Rotherham. 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 four scored.
Betting stats and facts for York and Northampton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between York and Northampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 York home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 York home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- York have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the League Two and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- York have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 York matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 35 of the last 37 Northampton matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Northampton away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Northampton have lost 11 of the last 12 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 11 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Northampton away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: York vs Northampton
Alex Newby found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Logan Briggs just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: York vs Northampton
Full-time result
York won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Community Stadium. They drew one and lost two as well, while Northampton won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost nine. Northampton have not lost to York in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
York scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Northampton scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While York managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Northampton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. York have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Northampton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of York’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Northampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
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