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Crewe Alexandra vs Northampton Town Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–01 – 0

Josh March 53′10th

15th

Player of the matchTom BoothCAX · 102′ played · 6 saves · 32/44 passes

7.9
Possession
49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets
6 (3)15 (6)
Corners
76
Table · 6 v 1 pts
10th → 2nd15th → 18th

League TwoMatchday 2Alexandra StadiumRef L. Sandoe

Events

CAX 1–0 NHT · 1–1 yellow
  1. Full time 1–0
  2. Adrien Thibautfor Jordan Gibson
  3. Lee EvansYellow card
  4. Sam Hoskinsfor Matty Warhurst
  5. Kyle Urefor Joel Tabiner
  6. Charlie McNeillfor Jack Lankester
  7. E. Listfor Harvey Saunders
  8. Joe O'Brien Whitmarshfor Logan Briggs
  9. Josh March1–0Goal · right foot
  10. Half-time 0–0
  11. Josh MarchYellow card

Team stats

39 figures
Crewe Alexandrafull timeNorthampton Town
  1. 49%Possession51%
  2. 6Shots15
  3. 3Shots on target6
  4. 1Big chances0
  5. 7Corners6
  6. 444Passes455
  7. 14Fouls12
  8. 1Yellow cards1
All 39 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 2Accurate crosses6
  3. 75Attacks110
  4. 0Big chances missed1
  5. 14Crosses18
  6. 38Dangerous attacks44
  7. 14Dribble attempts17
  8. 1Offsides0
  9. 50%Shot accuracy40%
  10. 1Shots blocked2
  11. 3Shots inside box11
  12. 2Shots off target7
  13. 3Shots outside box4
  14. 3Successful dribbles7
  15. Passing
  16. 18Accurate long passes10
  17. 352Accurate passes376
  18. 4Key passes12
  19. 26%Long pass accuracy24%
  20. 70Long passes42
  21. 79%Pass accuracy83%
  22. Defence
  23. 92Ball safe100
  24. 46Duels won61
  25. 8Goal kicks6
  26. 14Headers won21
  27. 8Interceptions12
  28. 6Saves2
  29. 17Tackles19
  30. Discipline
  31. 12Free kicks14
  32. Other
  33. 1Injuries1
  34. 137Possession lost136
  35. 3Substitutions3
  36. 18Throw-ins20

Head-to-head

13 meetings on record since 2009

4-4-5Crewe Alexandra W-D-L · goals 17:24

4 CAX4 draws5 NHT
With Crewe Alexandra at home
3-2-1 (10:8)
Goals per meeting
3.15
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams scored
62%
Won by the host
54%
Last 5 (Crewe Alexandra)
2W 1D 2L · 2.8 goals/game
  1. Northampton Town1–0Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  2. Crewe Alexandra2–2Northampton TownLeague Two
  3. Northampton Town0–1Crewe AlexandraLeague One
  4. Crewe Alexandra2–1Northampton TownLeague One
  5. Northampton Town4–1Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
Show all 13 meetings
  1. Crewe Alexandra0–2Northampton TownLeague Two
  2. Northampton Town2–0Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  3. Crewe Alexandra1–1Northampton TownLeague Two
  4. Northampton Town1–1Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  5. Northampton Town6–2Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  6. Crewe Alexandra2–0Northampton TownLeague Two
  7. Crewe Alexandra3–2Northampton TownLeague Two
  8. Northampton Town2–2Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  1. Northampton TownnextCrewe AlexandraLeague Two

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Crewe Alexandraall competitionsNorthampton Town
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.53Goals per game (both sides)2.73
  3. 73%Over 1.560%
  4. 53%Over 2.560%
  5. 27%Over 3.540%
  6. 47%Both teams scored47%
  7. 40%Clean sheets20%
  8. 27%Failed to score53%
  9. Crewe Alexandra at home v Northampton Town away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 3Won2
  12. 2Drawn1
  13. 2Lost5
  14. 8-8Goals (for-against)9-15
  15. 1.57Points per game0.88
  16. 57%Over 2.563%
  17. 29%Clean sheets13%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 7-71st-half goals (for-against)7-17
  20. 14-102nd-half goals (for-against)6-11
  21. 67%Goals after half-time46%
  22. 67%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 4-7-4Half-time W-D-L2-6-7
How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 2ndfrom 10th

    Crewe Alexandra moved from 10th to 2nd in the League Two table with this result.3 → 6 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 18thfrom 15th

    Northampton Town moved from 15th to 18th in the League Two table with this result.1 → 1 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Top ratings

XI avg 6.78 v 6.78
  1. Tom BoothCAX7.9
  2. Lee EvansNHT7.3
  3. Tyrese FornahNHT7.1
  4. Josh MarchCAX7.0
  5. Reece HutchinsonCAX7.0

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Sam HoskinsNHT3 (2)
  2. Calum AgiusCAX3 (2)
  3. Tyrese FornahNHT2

Big chances created

  1. Joe O'Brien-WhitmarshNHT1

Passes

  1. Luke OffordCAX74/89
  2. Josh StephensonCAX71/84
  3. Elliott MooreNHT59/63

Key passes

  1. Lee EvansNHT4
  2. Logan BriggsNHT2
  3. Joe O'Brien-WhitmarshNHT2

Duels won

  1. Matus HolicekCAX10/16
  2. Tyrese FornahNHT9/11
  3. Lee EvansNHT7/13

Dribbles

  1. Lee EvansNHT2/2
  2. Tyrese FornahNHT1/2
  3. James MaxwellNHT1/2

Tackles

  1. Matus HolicekCAX6
  2. Tyrese FornahNHT4
  3. Reece HutchinsonCAX4

Clearances

  1. Jon GuthrieNHT10
  2. Josh StephensonCAX9
  3. Elliott MooreNHT7

Saves

  1. Tom BoothCAX6
  2. Zach JeacockNHT2

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Barnet22-0-06:2+463rd ▲2
2Crewe Alexandra22-0-02:0+2610th ▲8
3Walsall21-1-03:0+341st ▼2
4Tranmere Rovers21-1-03:1+244th
16Chesterfield21-0-11:10312th ▼4
17Rotherham United20-1-12:3-1117th
18Northampton Town20-1-10:1-1115th ▼3
19Accrington Stanley20-1-12:4-2114th ▼5
20Port Vale20-1-11:3-2121st ▲1
24Rochdale20-0-21:5-4023rd ▼1
Crewe Alexandra
10th → 2nd3 → 6 pts
Northampton Town
15th → 18th1 → 1 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 2

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Walsall0–0Grimsby Town
  2. Salford City0–1Chesterfield
  3. Bristol Rovers5–3Newport County
  4. Swindon Town2–1Cheltenham Town
  5. Shrewsbury Town1–3Barnet
  6. York City1–1Rotherham United
  7. Rochdale1–2Crawley Town
  8. Port Vale1–1Tranmere Rovers
  9. Fleetwood Town0–0Gillingham
  10. Exeter City2–0Accrington Stanley
League Two fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
Capacity
10,153 · grass
Weather
20 °C · broken clouds · humidity 65%
Referee
L. Sandoe
CAX coach
Lee Bell
NHT coach
Chris Hogg

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra beat Northampton Town 1-0 in the League Two (England).

Across 13 previous meetings on record, Crewe Alexandra won 4 and Northampton Town won 5, with 4 draws (3.15 goals per game).

Josh March (53') scored for Crewe Alexandra.

Crewe Alexandra — live results and scheduleNorthampton Town — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Crewe Alexandra4-2-3-16.78 avg rating 6.784-4-2Northampton Town
  1. 17.9Tom Booth102′
  1. 26.8Lewis Billington102′
  2. 66.6Luke Offord102′
  3. 126.9Josh Stephenson102′
  4. 37.0Reece Hutchinson102′
  1. 177.0Matus Holicek102′
  2. 116.6Joel Tabiner↓75′
  1. 76.1Jack Lankester↓75′
  2. 206.3Calum Agius102′
  3. 146.3Jordan Gibson↓90′ 95′
  1. 97.0Josh MarchG YC 102′
  1. 16.1Zach Jeacock102′
  1. 36.9James Maxwell102′
  2. 56.8Jon Guthrie102′
  3. 67.0Elliott Moore102′
  4. 446.8Janoi Donacien102′
  1. 206.9Logan Briggs↓66′
  2. 147.1Tyrese Fornah102′
  3. 87.3Lee EvansYC 102′
  4. 326.4Harvey Saunders↓67′
  1. 96.7Matty Warhurst↓77′
  2. 246.7Connor Lemonheigh-Evans102′
  1. 4Kyle UreMF · ↑75′6.3
  2. 23Charlie McNeillFW · ↑75′6.6
  3. 29Adrien ThibautFW · ↑90′
  4. 22Phil CrokerDF
  5. 30Stan DanceyDF
  6. 31Luke ThomasGK
  7. 32Luca MooreMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Lee Bell · Chris HoggG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Joe O'Brien-WhitmarshMF · ↑66′6.6
  2. 7Sam HoskinsFW · ↑77′6.9
  3. 10Elliott ListFW · ↑67′6.6
  4. 16Joe WormleightonDF
  5. 21Jack PerkinsMF
  6. 34Ross FitzsimonsGK
  7. 35Max DycheDF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Crewe Alexandra7d restCAX +3d rest4d restNorthampton Town
  1. 0-2L25 Apr
  2. 0-0D2 May
  3. 3-2W11 Jul
  4. 0-0D14 Jul
  5. 1-1D18 Jul
  6. 3-0W21 Jul
  7. 1-2L25 Jul
  8. 0-0D1 Aug
  9. 2-1W8 Aug
  10. 1-0W15 Aug

4-4-2goals 11:81.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L28 Apr
  2. 2-3L2 May
  3. 0-3L11 Jul
  4. 0-0D18 Jul
  5. 3-1W22 Jul
  6. 0-0D28 Jul
  7. 4-2W1 Aug
  8. 0-1L8 Aug
  9. 0-0D15 Aug
  10. 0-3L18 Aug

2-3-5goals 9:140.90pts/game

  1. ACrawley Town1–0
  2. HAccrington Stanley2–1
  3. AChester0–0
  4. HBirmingham City1–2
  5. AAFC Telford United3–0

latest 5

  1. HBrighton U210–3
  2. HSwindon Town0–0
  3. ALeicester City0–1
  4. ASolihull Moors4–2
  5. ACambridge United0–0
Show older matches
  1. HStoke City1–1
  2. APrescot Cables0–0
  3. AWitton Albion3–2
  4. HCambridge United0–0
  5. AChesterfield0–2

older

  1. ASouthend United3–1
  2. HCoventry City0–0
  3. ALeicester City0–3
  4. HPlymouth Argyle2–3
  5. HBarnsley0–1

Referee

L. Sandoe
Cards / match
4.16this match 2 (-2.16)
Yellows / match
3.95this match 2
Reds / match
0.22
Penalties / match
0.1918% of matches
Fouls / match
20this match 26

1.92Home 1.92 vs Away 2.03 yellows/match · 11–5 red2.03

47%Results in 73 recent matches · draw 29%25%

home winsaway wins
Analysed latest 73 of 79 career matches.

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