Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Northampton Town FC vs AFC Wimbledon, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Northampton Town FC
2 – 2
Full Time
AFC Wimbledon
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC PTS Academy Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Fraser Horsfall 12' Y
Y 35' Joe Pigott

Overview

Match Preview

Northampton Town FC vs AFC Wimbledon — League One at PTS Academy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Kelly
  • Referee
  • Referee Marc Wilson
  • Referee Oliver Yates

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Northampton Town FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals AFC Wimbledon
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Northampton Town FC 2–2 AFC Wimbledon

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep AFC Wimbledon H 2–2 D
10 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–3 L
AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Northampton Town FC A 2–2 D
07 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
29 Feb Gillingham FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Blackpool FC H 0–0 D
18 Feb Oxford United FC A 0–5 L
15 Feb Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
63% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
Myles Hippolyte 3 G
Jayden Stockley 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Northampton Town FC launch into their encounter with AFC Wimbledon.
  • 1' Brilliant from the ! Ethan Chislett makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 1.
  • 6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Ricky Korboa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' Controversy at the stadium! Fraser Horsfall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 17' Matthew Warburton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Northampton Town FC tonight.
  • 19' Matthew Warburton makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Northampton Town FC are in front.
  • 23' Nesta Guinness-Walker makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and AFC Wimbledon are in front.
  • 28' AFC Wimbledon come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' The deadlock is broken! Ricky Korboa gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
  • 35' It’s a booking for AFC Wimbledon player. Joe Pigott gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Northampton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Wimbledon backline.
  • 50' Nik Tzanev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Marshall made 382 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' A change in the Northampton Town FC ranks — Bernard Ashley-Seal exits the field as Sam Hoskins enters on 63.
  • 68' Ryan Watson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Wimbledon so far.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 76' Anthony Hartigan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Chislett at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at PTS Academy Stadium. AFC Wimbledon seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Matthew Warburton by Caleb Chukwuemeka on 83 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for AFC Wimbledon. Ryan Longman is replaced by Adam Roscrow.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Curle

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Glyn Peter Hodges

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Northampton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 AFC Wimbledon xG
I would bet for: Northampton Town FC or AFC Wimbledon 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Northampton Town FC43% Draw26% AFC Wimbledon31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw
68%
Draw or AFC Wimbledon
57%
Northampton Town FC or AFC Wimbledon
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Northampton Town FC32% Draw42% AFC Wimbledon26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push AFC Wimbledon covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.