Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Northampton Town 3rd on 83, Swindon Town 10th on 61. Swindon Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall.
Northampton Town were unbeaten in 5. The last-five ledger: Northampton Town 11/15, Swindon Town 4/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 5 Northampton Town wins, 6 for Swindon Town, 3 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 79% of the meetings. Where history says 2.71 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.6.