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League Two

Salford City
League Two | Gameweek 26
Jan 7, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
The Peninsula Stadium
Northampton Town

Salford City
2 - 1
Northampton

Galbraith (9'), McAleny (33')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Hoskins (22')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Salford City and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Salford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Bradford 3-2 Salford City
Sunday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

Northampton Town

All competitions
Last Game: Northampton 1-0 Leyton Orient
Monday, January 2 at 3pm in League Two

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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 39.78%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 32.96% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.36%) and 0-2 (7.25%). The likeliest Salford City win was 1-0 (9.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Salford CityDrawNorthampton Town
32.96% (0.0010000000000048 0)27.26% (0.0010000000000012 0)39.78%
Both teams to score 49.66%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.24% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)55.76% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.11%76.89% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Salford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.41% (0.0010000000000048 0)31.59% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.01%67.99% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.59%27.41% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.12%62.88% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Salford City 32.96%
    Northampton Town 39.77%
    Draw 27.26%
Salford CityDrawNorthampton Town
1-0 @ 9.98% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-1 @ 7.44%
2-0 @ 5.75%
3-1 @ 2.86%
3-0 @ 2.21%
3-2 @ 1.85%
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 32.96%
1-1 @ 12.91%
0-0 @ 8.66% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 4.82%
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 27.26%
0-1 @ 11.2%
1-2 @ 8.36% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-2 @ 7.25%
1-3 @ 3.61%
0-3 @ 3.13%
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 1.17%
0-4 @ 1.01%
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 39.77%

How you voted: Salford City vs Northampton

Salford City
0.0%
Draw
33.3%
Northampton Town
66.7%
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Head to Head
Oct 8, 2022 3pm
Northampton
0-1
Salford City

Pinnock (53')
Galbraith (45+1')
Jan 29, 2022 3pm
Northampton
1-0
Salford City
Lewis (12')

Lowe (35'), Ndaba (66')
Sep 25, 2021 3pm
Salford City
2-2
Northampton
Lund (24'), Eastham (90+3')
Hunter (8'), Lowe (90')
Lewis (16'), Pinnock (77')
Rose (45+2')
Jan 11, 2020 3pm
Salford City
1-2
Northampton
Baldwin (20')
Thomas-Asante (22'), Baldwin (67')
Hoskins (29'), Williams (63')
Hoskins (46'), Lines (69'), Cornell (85'), Turnbull (95')
Oct 19, 2019 3pm
Northampton
2-0
Salford City
Hoskins (35' pen.), Turnbull (66')
McCormack (41'), Harriman (47'), Wharton (61'), Waters (75')

Burgess (35'), Jones (42')
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