Match Report
Accrington Stanley, 11th with 67 points, sat 22 points above Northampton Town (22nd, 45). The last five rounds placed Accrington Stanley 6th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Accrington Stanley ran at 1.37 scored and 1.48 conceded, Northampton Town at 0.89 and 1.46.
5 games without a win framed Northampton Town's arrival.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Accrington Stanley, 3 draws and 7 for Northampton Town, at 2.93 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.93 historically.
Wham Stadium in Accrington staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,057. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.