York vs Northampton Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form tells a wider story

Over their last twenty matches in all competitions, York have won eight, drawn five and lost seven, scoring 31 and conceding 32. That sample stretches back through cup games and last season's National League football before their promotion, so it's not a pure League Two picture.

York: 20 completed matches; Northampton: 20 completed matches.

York

20 matches

Win

85% 17 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

13

Difference

+35

Northampton

20 matches

Win

15% 3 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

33

Difference

-17

Northampton's equivalent run reads three wins, five draws and twelve defeats, with just 16 goals scored against 33 conceded. That includes League One matches from before they were relegated, but the pattern of losing regularly and struggling to score has carried straight into this season.

Northampton's defence has shipped goals heavily in pretty much every competition they've played, not just League Two.

Comparative Team Statistics: York vs Northampton

History between the two

The meetings on record between these two run from 2012 to 2016, mostly in League Two, and York came out on top more often than not in that spell. It's old enough now that it doesn't tell us much about either squad as they stand today.

Where they stand in League Two

York sit seventh in League Two after seven games, with three wins, two draws and two defeats bringing eleven points. Northampton are down in twenty-second position with just one win from seven, sat on six points.

That's a sixteen-place gap between two teams meeting this weekend, which says a lot about where each side is right now.

Players making the difference

A. Newby has scored six of York's goals in seven appearances this season, making him clearly their main source of goals. H. Boyes has also chipped in with goals and assists, so the threat isn't only coming from one man.

York:

Best scorers:

A. Newby - 6

O. Pearce - 3

Best assist providers:

H. Boyes - 6

O. Pearce - 4

Penalty cards:

O. Banks x 3

Northampton:

Penalty cards:

L. Evans x 1 x 1

For Northampton, L. Evans has picked up a yellow card and a red card across his last four matches. That's a disciplinary note worth flagging, though it doesn't tell us anything definite about his availability for this particular game.