Northampton Town
EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Sixfields Stadium
Wycombe Wanderers

Northampton
1 - 2
Wycombe

Appere (77' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-2)
Jacobson (28'), Mellor (34')
Pattenden (54')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wycombe Wanderers win with a probability of 49.05%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 27.15% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wycombe Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.16%) and 0-2 (7.84%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 2-1 (6.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Wycombe Wanderers in this match.

Result
Northampton TownDrawWycombe Wanderers
27.15%23.81% (0.0010000000000012 0)49.05% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Both teams to score 57.67% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.08% (0.0020000000000024 0)43.93% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.69% (0.00099999999999767 0)66.31% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.35% (0.0010000000000048 0)29.65% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.31%65.69% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Wycombe Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.97% (0.0020000000000095 0)18.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.09% (0.0020000000000024 0)48.91% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Score Analysis
    Northampton Town 27.15%
    Wycombe Wanderers 49.05%
    Draw 23.81%
Northampton TownDrawWycombe Wanderers
2-1 @ 6.77%
1-0 @ 6.5%
2-0 @ 3.95%
3-1 @ 2.74%
3-2 @ 2.35%
3-0 @ 1.6%
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 27.15%
1-1 @ 11.13%
2-2 @ 5.8%
0-0 @ 5.34%
3-3 @ 1.34%
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 23.81%
1-2 @ 9.54%
0-1 @ 9.16%
0-2 @ 7.84%
1-3 @ 5.45%
0-3 @ 4.48%
2-3 @ 3.31%
1-4 @ 2.33%
0-4 @ 1.92%
2-4 @ 1.42%
Other @ 3.6%
Total : 49.05%

How you voted: Northampton vs Wycombe

Northampton Town
22.2%
Draw
16.7%
Wycombe Wanderers
61.1%
18
Head to Head
Sep 4, 2018 7.45pm
Northampton
0-1
Wycombe

O'Toole (52'), Waters (76')
Kashket (11')
Fox (33'), Makabu-Makalambay (72')
Aug 14, 2018 7.45pm
Wycombe
1-1
Northampton
Wycombe win 7-6 on penalties
Williams (50')
Hoskins (82')
Feb 20, 2016 3pm
Northampton
1-0
Wycombe
Rose (63')
Martin (15'), McDonald (47'), Smith (93')

Jacobson (42')
Oct 3, 2015 3pm
Wycombe
2-3
Northampton
O'Nien (2'), Rose (82')
Bean (35'), Ugwu (87')
Richards (35'), D'Ath (47'), Brisley (51')
Furlong (28'), O'Toole (73'), Watson (85')
May 2, 2015 3pm
Northampton
2-3
Wycombe
Wood (67' og.), Cresswell (85')
O'Toole (45'), Toney (87'), Carter (95')
Holloway (36'), Yennaris (39'), Mawson (97')
Bean (64'), Craig (84')