Northampton Town FC vs Cheltenham Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Cheltenham Town FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Neil Hair
- Assistant 1 Leigh Crowhurst
- Assistant 2 Daniel Robinson (England)
12 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 3.8 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 01 Jan Cheltenham Town FC H 1–0 W 29 Dec Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W 26 Dec Stevenage FC A 0–3 L 23 Dec Oxford United FC H 2–1 W 16 Dec Carlisle United FC A 2–2 D 09 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Northampton Town FC A 0–1 L 29 Dec Reading FC H 2–2 D 26 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W 23 Dec Carlisle United FC A 1–0 W 16 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 1–2 L 09 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Northampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Northampton Town FC gets underway.
- 5' Northampton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' George Lloyd has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aaron McGowan made 106 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 26' Cheltenham Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 26.
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Bradbury, as he is very good at scoring at Sixfields Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northampton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' It is a substitution in Cheltenham Town FC team. Will Goodwin is replaced by Aidan Keena on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 53' The referee calls foul for Jordan Willis. He receives a card.
- 54' The whistle greets Shaun McWilliams as he departs to be replaced by Jack Sowerby.
- 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 66' What a strike from Kieron Bowie! The score is 1-0.
- 66' It’s a booking for Cheltenham Town FC player. Lewis Freestone gets a card.
- 70' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Curtis Thompson is replaced by Ben Williams.
- 75' Cheltenham Town FC is showing some good football. However, Cheltenham Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 76' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Kieron Bowie by Jon Guthrie on 76 minute.
- 81' Nathan Butler-Oyedeji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 86' It looks surprising Cheltenham Town FC does not make any changes. Sean Long has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 89' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 89 minute. Akin Odimayo leaves to be changed by Harvey Lintott.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Sean Long.
- Another three points for Northampton Town FC.
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Lineups
Northampton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Shaun McWilliams ↓ Jack Sowerby 54'
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Jordan Willis ↓ Emmanuel Monthe 76'
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Akin Odimayo ↓ Harvey Lintott 89'
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Kieron Bowie ↓ Jon Guthrie 76'
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Bench
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Jon Guthrie ↑ 76'
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Jack Sowerby ↑ 54'
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Danny Hylton ↑ 76'
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Emmanuel Monthe ↑ 76'
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Harvey Lintott ↑ 89'
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Coach Jon BradyCheltenham Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Lewis Freestone ↓ Curtis Davies 70'
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Curtis Thompson ↓ Ben Williams 70'
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Liam Smith ↓ Liam Sercombe 70'
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Will Goodwin ↓ Aidan Keena 46'
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Bench
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Curtis Davies ↑ 70'
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Ben Williams ↑ 70'
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Liam Sercombe ↑ 70'
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Aidan Keena ↑ 46'
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Nathan Butler-Oyedeji ↑ 70'
Coach Darrell Clarke -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sam Hoskins 1 Kieron Bowie 1 Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2024-01-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-12-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC W 2023-12-26 Stevenage FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC L 2023-12-23 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2023-12-16 Carlisle United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC D 2023-12-09 Northampton Town FC 3–0 Fleetwood Town FC WCheltenham Town FC Form
2024-01-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-12-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-26 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-12-23 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-12-16 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2023-12-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.24 Northampton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.66 Cheltenham Town FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Northampton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.9Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 83% 17% ± 1.5 57% 43% ± 2.5 30% 70% ± 3.5 13% 87% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Northampton Town FC or Draw 82%Draw or Cheltenham Town FC 48%Northampton Town FC or Cheltenham Town FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 17.4%1 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.1%2 – 0 11%0 – 1 8.5%2 – 1 7.5%3 – 0 4.5%1 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 3.2%0 – 2 3%2 – 2 2.6%4 – 0 1.4%Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC
Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Cheltenham Town FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 15% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 26% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 13% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 52% ✓Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.