Match Report
Plymouth Argyle, 8th with 73 points, sat 38 points above Northampton Town (24th, 35). The last five rounds placed Plymouth Argyle 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Northampton Town ran at 0.85 scored and 1.61 conceded, Plymouth Argyle at 1.63 and 1.37.
Northampton Town arrived off 11 straight defeats. Plymouth Argyle carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Northampton Town 0/15, Plymouth Argyle 11/15.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 6 for Northampton Town, 9 for Plymouth Argyle and 1 drawn, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Sixfields Stadium, with room for 7,798 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: E. List (13'), Michael Jacobs (18') · Plymouth Argyle: Lorent Tolaj (28'), Malachi Boateng (40'), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (74')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 49% · Plymouth Argyle 51% · Total shots: 7-26 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 2-8