Match Report
Both sides brought 6 points into this one — Notts County 3rd, Northampton Town 2nd. Northampton Town had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Notts County 1 scored and 1 conceded per game, Northampton Town 2.33 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.66.
Northampton Town entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Notts County wins, 2 for Northampton Town, 3 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Meadow Lane Stadium in Nottingham (capacity 19,588). Northampton Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: Ben Fox (22'), Liam McCarron (59')




