Match Report
Northampton Town, 3rd with 83 points, sat 25 points above Tranmere Rovers (12th, 58). Tranmere Rovers had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Tranmere Rovers were scoring 0.98 and conceding 1.04, Northampton Town 1.35 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Tranmere Rovers have 1 win to Northampton Town's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
The venue was Prenton Park in Birkenhead, with room for 16,587 spectators. On the scoreboard, Northampton Town led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.