Walsall vs Northampton Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 28 November 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Walsall vs Northampton Town

League Two · Saturday 28 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Walsall · Northampton Town · League Two predictions

Walsall vs Northampton Town preview

Walsall welcome Northampton Town at Poundland Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Saturday 28 November 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Walsall are 3rd in the table with 22 points from 13, while Northampton Town sit 21st on 14 points after 13 matches.

Walsall come into the game with a W-L-W-D-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Northampton Town's recent sequence reads L-D-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Walsall have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Northampton Town average 1.0 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Walsall have 1 win to Northampton Town's 0 across 1 meeting, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 4 Oct 2022, ended Walsall 1-0 Northampton Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Walsall135712112+922DDWLW
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: Walsall 1, draws 0, Northampton Town 0.

Team news

Walsall expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jed Ward, James Connolly, Declan Skura, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Reece Smith, Lewis Simper, Aaron Pressley, Tai Sodje

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

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