Northampton Town vs Huddersfield Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Northampton Town play Huddersfield Town in EFL League One (England). The match date is 9 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Northampton Town: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Huddersfield Town: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Northampton Town scores 0.85 and concedes 1.61 goals per match. Huddersfield Town scores 1.61 and concedes 1.39. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Northampton Town 48%, Huddersfield Town 61%. Over 2.5: Northampton Town 48%, Huddersfield Town 59%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Huddersfield Town has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.11. Northampton Town: 9.2 shots per match, Huddersfield Town: 12.9.

Match halves

Northampton Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.50. Huddersfield Town: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.98.

Goals by minute

Northampton Town: 61-75 (9 goals). Huddersfield Town: 76-90+ (18 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
3Shots12
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2Shots on target5
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.68xG1.45
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
5Corners1
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
46Dangerous attacks48
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
15Fouls12
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0Cards0
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.85Goals scored / match1.61
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.61Goals conceded / match1.39
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
45%Average possession50%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.89Shots on target / match4.52
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.24Shots per match12.89
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.89Shots on target4.52
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
9.2%Shot conversion12.5%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
45%Possession50%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.11xG for1.47
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.63xG against1.27
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Shooting quality

Northampton Town: BalancedHuddersfield Town: Balanced
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Northampton Town
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
20% W17% R63% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-8-29
0.76 pts / match · goal difference -35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-13
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 2.20BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Huddersfield Town
DDDLW
Season result split
39% W28% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-13-15
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-12
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Huddersfield Town is 89% better for: goals scored per match.

0.85 goals / match - Northampton Town · 1.61 goals / match - Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.61 goals / match - Northampton Town · 1.39 goals / match - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town scoring profile: strong

Northampton Town scores in 59% of matches (27 of 46 matches), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 85% of matches (39 of 46 matches), while Northampton Town keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

39Goals scored (season)74
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
74Goals conceded (season)64
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.46Average goals in match3
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
5Goals scored (last 5)12
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
14Goals conceded (last 5)11
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal85%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
20%2 goals46%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
7%3 goals24%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%4 goals4%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal72%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
50%2 goals41%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
20%3 goals24%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
9%4 goals2%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
Northampton Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 46 matches
61%
Huddersfield Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.28 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time13%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2%BTTS in both halves0%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
7%Scored in both halves15%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
80%BTTS - last 580%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Huddersfield Town is 76% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.78 pts / match - Northampton Town · 1.37 pts / match - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town - half-time state
11% leading46% draw43% trailing
Huddersfield Town - half-time state
35% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.78Points per match (1st half)1.37
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.63
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.13Average goals (1st half)1.22
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
39%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
72%No goal before half-time57%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.52
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.98
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.78
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
43%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
63%No goal after half-time43%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Northampton Town - second-half results

17% W37% R46% P
36
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-20
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding182%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

41% W28% R30% P
63
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
70
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Northampton Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.41.4
Average goals in match2.01.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-4-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Huddersfield Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.42.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.23.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Northampton Town
ScoredConceded
5
11
0-15
5
11
16-30
6
14
31-45
8
15
46-60
9
10
61-75
6
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
9
7
0-15
11
7
16-30
9
13
31-45
14
7
46-60
13
10
61-75
18
20
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (20). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Northampton Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Northampton TownLigaHuddersfield Town
Average goals in match 2.462.62 3.00
Both teams scored 48%52% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%51% 59%
Clean sheets 22%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 70%70% 74%
Goal after half-time 74%81% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Northampton Town 0 - 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Northampton Town vs Huddersfield Town?

The EFL League One match finished Northampton Town 1:1 Huddersfield Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Northampton Town vs Huddersfield Town?

Northampton Town score 0.85 goals per game on average and Huddersfield Town 1.61. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Northampton Town's matches and 61% of Huddersfield Town's.

What form are Northampton Town and Huddersfield Town in?

Over the last 5 games Northampton Town have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Huddersfield Town 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Northampton Town vs Huddersfield Town?

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