Match Report
Carlisle United, 24th on 30 points, faced a 30-point deficit to Northampton Town (14th, 60). Recent form flatters Carlisle United's table spot — 20th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Per game in the league, Northampton Town were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.43, Carlisle United 0.89 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 6 Northampton Town wins, 3 for Carlisle United, 3 draws, at 3.08 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 58%.
The venue was Sixfields Stadium in Northampton, with room for 7,798 spectators. The referee was R. Joyce, with 100 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Northampton Town led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.