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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')
Galbraith (56')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Hoskins (22')
Pinnock (60')

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

We said: Salford City 1-2 Northampton Town

While Salford have failed to win any of their last eight home league games, Northampton have lost only one of their 11 away matches in League Two this season, and we think that they will continue that impressive record by claiming a narrow victory on Saturday. Read more.

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%
9
Head to Head
Oct 8, 2022 3pm
Jan 29, 2022 3pm
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall25184352232958
2Crewe AlexandraCrewe261210434221246
3Port Vale2612863227544
4AFC Wimbledon24134737191843
5Notts County25127641261543
6Doncaster RoversDoncaster2612773630643
7Salford City2512672921842
8Bradford CityBradford2511863427741
9Grimsby Town26122123741-438
10Chesterfield259883930935
11Bromley2581073531434
12MK Dons24104103835334
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham2587103438-431
14Fleetwood TownFleetwood237973028230
15Colchester UnitedColchester2561272928130
16Gillingham2493122225-330
17BarrowBarrow2577112328-528
18Swindon TownSwindon27610113341-828
19Harrogate TownHarrogate2684142337-1428
20Newport CountyNewport2475123243-1126
21Accrington StanleyAccrington2467113243-1125
22Tranmere RoversTranmere2567121839-2125
23Morecambe2555152240-1820
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2546151939-2018


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