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

Game details

Northampton Town played against Huddersfield Town in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 9, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Northampton Town has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Huddersfield Town has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Northampton Town scores 0.94 goals per game and allows 1.00. Huddersfield Town scores 1.67 and allows 1.56. Games in this league average 2.47 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 29% of Northampton Town's games and 61% of Huddersfield Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 35% and 72%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Huddersfield Town has the higher season xG average, 1.54 to 1.10 per game. Northampton Town takes 8.9 shots per game, while Huddersfield Town takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Northampton Town leads at halftime in 12% of its games and scores 0.76 goals per game after halftime. Huddersfield Town leads at halftime in 28% and scores 1.17 after halftime.

When the teams score

Northampton Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). For Huddersfield Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.47 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.94Goals scored / game1.67
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1Goals allowed / game1.56
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
45%Average possession51%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.94Shots on target / game4.89
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.88Shots per game13.39
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.94Shots on target4.89
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
10.6%Shot conversion12.4%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
45%Possession51%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.1xG for1.54
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.35xG against1.35
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Shooting quality

Northampton Town: BalancedHuddersfield Town: Balanced
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Accuracy (shots on target)33%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.34

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Huddersfield Town is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Northampton Town · 1.4 pts / game - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town
LLWLW
Season result split
41% W12% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-8
1.35 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Huddersfield Town
WWLDL
Season result split
44% W11% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-8
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.92Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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 78% better for: goals scored per game.

0.94 goals / game - Northampton Town · 1.67 goals / game - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town is 56% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Northampton Town · 1.56 goals / game - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town scoring profile: strong

Northampton Town scores in 59% of games (10 of 17 meczów), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 89% of games (16 of 18 meczów), while Northampton Town keeps a clean sheet in 41% (7 of 17 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)30
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
17Goals conceded (season)28
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.94Average goals per game3.22
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
6Goals scored (last 5)12
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal89%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
29%2 goals50%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
6%3 goals28%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%4 goals0%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal67%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
29%2 goals56%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
12%3 goals33%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%4 goals0%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%
Huddersfield Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 18 meczów
49%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time6%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%Scored in both halves11%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS61%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
40%BTTS - last 5100%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

47%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
12%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Game 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 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.88 pts / game - Northampton Town · 1.11 pts / game - Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town - half-time state
12% leading53% draw35% trailing
Huddersfield Town - half-time state
28% leading28% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per game (1st half)1.11
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.18Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.59Average goals (1st half)1.22
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
65%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
88%No goal before half-time67%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per game (2nd half)1.72
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.35Average goals (2nd half)2
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
59%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
53%No goal after half-time33%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Northampton Town - second-half results

35% W29% D35% L
15
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding342%

Leads at halftime in 12% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

44% W39% D17% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Northampton Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.20
Goals scored / game0.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Huddersfield Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.81.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.4
Average goals per game1.43.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Northampton Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
0
2
31-45
5
2
46-60
5
4
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
7
31-45
4
2
46-60
6
5
61-75
11
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Northampton Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games 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 per game 1.942.47 3.22
Both teams scored 29%49% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%47% 72%
Clean sheets 41%28% 33%
Goal before half-time 47%68% 72%
Goal after half-time 76%82% 83%

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

2.47
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Northampton TownGoalNesta Guinness-WalkerAssist: Conor McCarthy
  2. Huddersfield TownGoalLeo CastledineAssist: Dion Elie Charles
  3. Northampton TownSubstitutionOn: Max DycheOff: Michael Forbes
  4. Northampton TownSubstitutionOn: Kamarai Simon-SwyerOff: Jack Burroughs
  5. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Cameron AshiaOff: Lasse Sørensen
  6. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Joseph TaylorOff: Dion Elie Charles
  7. Northampton TownSubstitutionOn: Samuel Tobias HoskinsOff: Nesta Guinness-Walker
  8. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Alfie Ben MayOff: Leo Castledine

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

James DurkinMatches officiated: 8
4.13Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins38%Draws25%Away wins

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 0.94 goals per game on average and Huddersfield Town 1.67. The EFL League One average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 29% 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 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Huddersfield Town 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.