Luton Town FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Kenilworth Road.
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee James Durkin
- Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
- Assistant 2 David Nicholson (England)
10 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W 06 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 3–0 W 03 Apr Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W 21 Mar Stockport County FC H 1–1 D 17 Mar Exeter City FC H 3–2 W 14 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L 03 Apr Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 1–4 L 17 Mar Stockport County FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L Season Stats
Luton Town FC Northampton Town FC #7 Position #24 74 Points 35 46 Played 46 21 / 11 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 29 68 Scored 39 56 Conceded 74 +12 GD -35 1.61 PPG 0.76 46% Win % 20% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonLuton Town FC are 7th (74 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Luton Town FC0-153/–16-302/431-453/246-603/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededNorthampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Luton Town FC and Northampton Town FC has kicked off!
- 5' Dean Campbell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 373 games and scored 401 goals.
- 15' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 31' Northampton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sam Hoskins on 31.
- 36' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Michael Jacobs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 43' What a strike from Liam Walsh! The score is 1-1.
- 45' Jack Wilshere is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' Shayden Morris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Richards on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Guthrie, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron McGeehan on 62.
- 66' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Nahki Wells is replaced by Ali Al-Hamadi.
- 71' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Conor McCarthy is hanging Jack Burroughs on the field on 71 minute.
- 72' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrese Fornah departs to be replaced by Kamarai Simon-Swyer.
- 76' Conor McCarthy was booked on 76.
- 77' Jon Guthrie was booked on 77.
- 82' Jake Evans is replacing Tom Eaves for the Northampton Town FC side.
- 85' Luton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kal Naismith on 85.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Nigel Lonwijk. He receives a card.
- 90' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Saville is hanging Liam Walsh on the field on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Luton Town FC beats Northampton Town FC
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Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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Liam Walsh ↓ George Saville 90'
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Nahki Wells ↓ Ali Al-Hamadi 66'
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Jake Richards ↓ Shayden Morris 46'
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Emilio Lawrence ↓ Gideon Kodua 82'
Bench
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George Saville ↑ 90'
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Shayden Morris ↑ 46'
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Davy van den Berg ↑ 82'
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Ali Al-Hamadi ↑ 66'
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Gideon Kodua ↑ 82'
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Coach Jack WilshereNorthampton Town FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Tom Eaves ↓ Jake Evans 82'
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Michael Jacobs ↓ Elliott List 72'
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Sam Hoskins ↓ Terry Taylor 82'
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Jack Burroughs ↓ Conor McCarthy 71'
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Bench
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Elliott List ↑ 72'
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Conor McCarthy ↑ 71'
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Terry Taylor ↑ 82'
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Kamarai Simon-Swyer ↑ 72'
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Jake Evans ↑ 82'
Coach Colin Calderwood -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kal Naismith 1 Sam Hoskins 1 Liam Walsh 1 Head to Head
Luton Town FC Form
Northampton Town FC Form
2026-04-15 Luton Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-17 Stockport County FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-14 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.01 Luton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.79 Northampton Town FC xGI would bet for: Luton Town FC to win 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Luton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw 87%Draw or Northampton Town FC 34%Luton Town FC or Northampton Town FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 12.1%1 – 0 11.7%1 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 Actual3 – 0 7.9%0 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 6.3%0 – 1 4%4 – 0 4%2 – 2 3.7%1 – 2 3.6%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 20% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 24% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✓Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.