Northampton Town vs Salford City prediction and preview
League Two · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC
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Northampton Town vs Salford City
League Two · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
Northampton Town vs Salford City preview
Northampton Town welcome Salford City at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton on Saturday 27 February 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Northampton Town go into the round 21st, on 14 points from 13 games, while Salford City go into the round 1st, on 31 points from 14 games.
Northampton Town come into the game with a L-D-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Salford City's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Northampton Town have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 0 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Salford City average 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 3, 1 game was drawn and Salford City won 2. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 7 Jan 2023, ended Salford City 2-1 Northampton Town.
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Form and table
- Northampton TownLast five: W L W D L
- Salford CityLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | WWWWW |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 | WLWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Northampton Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh
Salford City expected line-up (5-4-1)
Will Norris, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Elliot Bonds, Luke Molyneux, Brendan Wiredu, Jorge Grant, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff
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