Match Report
Walsall (2nd, 6 pts) visited Northampton Town (1st, 9 pts) with 3 points between them. On recent form Walsall sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.33 for Northampton Town and 1/0.67 for Walsall (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.9.
Walsall entered with three losses in a row.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Northampton Town 4, draws 2, Walsall 5, at 1.82 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals. 1 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 1.82.
Sixfields Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,798. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: Sam Hoskins (62'), Tom Eaves (90'), Kamarai Swyer (18'), Sam Hornby (48') · Walsall: Daniel Kanu (75'), Albert Adomah (5')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 57% · Walsall 43% · Total shots: 23-4 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 10-2