Northampton Town FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at PTS Academy Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Johnson
- Referee Ollie Williams
- Referee
- Referee
Standings
# 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 23 Feb Rochdale AFC H 0–0 D 20 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC A 3–4 L 16 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D 13 Feb Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L 09 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L 06 Feb Accrington Stanley FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Feb Northampton Town FC A 0–0 D 20 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D 16 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–1 L 09 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–4 L 06 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L 30 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Northampton Town FC to score. At the same time, Rochdale AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
- 10' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Northampton Town FC does not make any changes. Mark Marshall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' It’s high time Jon Brady made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Rochdale AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Hoskins is hanging Mikel Miller on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Watson, as he is very good at scoring at PTS Academy Stadium with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
- 56' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Peter Kioso gets a Yellow card.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 65' It is a substitution in Rochdale AFC team. Conor Grant is replaced by Kwadwo Baah on 65 minute.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' The referee shows Northampton Town FC player a Yellow card on 75.
- 80' 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 Lloyd Jones suffering a number of foals already.
- 84' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 84 minute. Ryan Watson leaves to be changed by Jack Sowerby.
- 88' Danny Rose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark Marshall on 88 minute.
- 90' Northampton Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Northampton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Ryan Watson ↓ Jack Sowerby 84'
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45
Mark Marshall ↓ Danny Rose 88'
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- 17
- 18
- 23
- 44
- 28
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14
Mikel Miller ↓ Sam Hoskins 46'
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Bench
- 5
- 1
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Sam Hoskins ↑ 46'
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4
Jack Sowerby ↑ 84'
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29
Danny Rose ↑ 88'
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Coach Jon BradyRochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 8
- 14
- 9
- 13
- 1
- 10
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17
Conor Grant ↓ Kwadwo Baah 65'
Bench
- 5
- 16
- 3
- 12
- 15
- 24
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22
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 65'
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Stephen Humphrys 1 Harry Smith 1 Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2021-02-23 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Rochdale AFC D 2021-02-20 Milton Keynes Dons FC 4–3 Northampton Town FC L 2021-02-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-02-13 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2021-02-09 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-02-06 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC DRochdale AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.84 Northampton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.83 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Northampton Town FC or Draw 70%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.67Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 78% 22% ± 1.5 50% 50% ± 2.5 24% 76% ± 3.5 10% 90% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Northampton Town FC or Draw 70%Draw or Rochdale AFC 65%Northampton Town FC or Rochdale AFC 65%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 14.3%0 – 1 14.1%1 – 1 14.1%2 – 0 6.2%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 1 5.4%1 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 2.4%3 – 0 1.7%0 – 3 1.7%3 – 1 1.6%Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC
Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 20% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 20% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.