Northampton Town FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Plymouth Argyle FC 46 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
- Assistant 1 Ross Murphy (England)
- Assistant 2 Alan Cresswell (England)
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 02 May Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–3 L 28 Apr Barnsley FC H 0–1 L 25 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–5 L 18 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–3 L 15 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Northampton Town FC A 3–2 W 25 Apr Port Vale FC H 2–1 W 21 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D 18 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W 11 Apr Exeter City FC H 2–2 D 06 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–0 W Season Stats
Northampton Town FC Plymouth Argyle FC #24 Position #8 35 Points 73 46 Played 46 9 / 8 / 29 W / D / L 22 / 7 / 17 39 Scored 75 74 Conceded 63 -35 GD +12 0.76 PPG 1.59 20% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this seasonNorthampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Northampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededPlymouth Argyle FC0-153/216-302/131-451/–46-603/361-752/176+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Northampton Town FC and Plymouth Argyle FC is underway.
- 5' Plymouth Argyle FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Plymouth Argyle FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lorent Tolaj scoring 1 goals.
- 13' Elliott List puts Northampton Town FC on the lead.
- 14' Goal! Elliott List scores his 19 goal in 182 matches.
- 18' What a strike from Michael Jacobs! The score is 3-0.
- 23' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton 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.
- 28' What a strike from Lorent Tolaj! The score is 3-1.
- 33' Max Dyche has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' Owen Dale is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
- 39' 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.
- 40' Goal! Malachi Boateng scores his 3 goal in 182 matches.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Conor McCarthy. He receives a card.
- 50' It looks surprising Northampton Town FC does not make any changes. Terry Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Plymouth Argyle FC that had 331 games and scored 402 goals.
- 59' Plymouth Argyle FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 62' Conor McCarthy is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
- 64' The referee shows Northampton Town FC player a card on 64.
- 66' Malachi Boateng is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ronan Curtis suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' GOAL! Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu scores on 74. Assisted by Xavier Amaechi
- 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Ronan Curtis.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Jake Evans. He receives a card.
- 89' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Full Time. Plymouth Argyle FC beats Northampton Town FC
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Lineups
Northampton Town FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 17
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 12
- 23
- 35
- 26
- 15
Bench
- 34
- 7
- 4
- 27
- 11
- 40
- 32
Coach Colin CalderwoodPlymouth Argyle FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 28
- 45
- 8
- 35
- 17
- 9
- 27
- 2
- 19
- 21
- 15
Bench
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 10
- 29
- 23
- 13
Coach Tom Cleverley -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryan Watson 2 Lorent Tolaj 1 Malachi Boateng 1 Elliott List 1 Michael Jacobs 1 Frank Nouble 1 Kelland Watts 1 Ricky Korboa 1 Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2026-05-02 Northampton Town FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-04-28 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-04-15 Luton Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC LPlymouth Argyle FC Form
2026-05-02 Northampton Town FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.27 Northampton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.99 Plymouth Argyle FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Plymouth Argyle FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Northampton Town FC or Draw 49%Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC 75%Northampton Town FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%1 – 2 9.3%0 – 2 7.6%0 – 1 7%1 – 3 6.1%2 – 1 5.9%2 – 2 5.9%0 – 0 5.4%0 – 3 4.9%1 – 0 4.2%2 – 3 Actual1 – 4 3.1%Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC
Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 13% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 47% — 53% +1 47% 21% 32% +1.5 68% — 32% +2 68% 16% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.