England - EFL League TwoSixfields StadiumData current as of October 15, 2026

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Northampton Town vs Oldham Athletic: match statistics

Northampton Town vs Oldham Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Northampton Town plays Oldham Athletic in EFL League Two (England). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Sixfields Stadium.

Recent form

Northampton Town has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Oldham Athletic has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Northampton Town scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 0.88. Oldham Athletic scores 1.00 and allows 1.44. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Northampton Town's games and 44% of Oldham Athletic's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 44%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Oldham Athletic has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.12 per game. Northampton Town takes 10.3 shots per game, while Oldham Athletic takes 13.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Northampton Town leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.13 goals per game after halftime. Oldham Athletic leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.56 after halftime.

When the teams score

Northampton Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Oldham Athletic, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.5Goals scored / game1
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.88Goals allowed / game1.44
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
44%Average possession46%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
3.38Shots on target / game3.67
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.25Shots per game13.67
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
3.38Shots on target3.67
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
4.9%Shot conversion7.3%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
44%Possession46%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
1.12xG for1.44
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
1.19xG against1.3
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

Shooting quality

Northampton Town: BalancedOldham Athletic: Balanced
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)33%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.150.27

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Northampton Town is 400% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Northampton Town · 0.2 pts / game - Oldham Athletic

Northampton Town
DWLLD
Season result split
13% W50% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-3
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
DDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
Oldham Athletic
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
22% W22% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-5
0.89 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 away
0-1-3
LDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Oldham Athletic is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

0.5 goals / game - Northampton Town · 1 goals / game - Oldham Athletic

Northampton Town is 64% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.88 goals / game - Northampton Town · 1.44 goals / game - Oldham Athletic

Northampton Town scoring profile: mixed

Northampton Town scores in 50% of games (4 of 8 games), while Oldham Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 games).

Oldham Athletic scoring profile: strong

Oldham Athletic scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 games), while Northampton Town keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 games).

4Goals scored (season)9
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
7Goals conceded (season)13
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
1.38Average goals per game2.44
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
3Goals scored (last 5)2
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal67%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%2 goals22%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%3 goals11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%4 goals0%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal67%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
13%2 goals56%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%3 goals11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%4 goals11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%Scored in both halves11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
40%BTTS - last 540%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

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.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Northampton Town is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Northampton Town · 1.22 pts / game - Oldham Athletic

Northampton Town - half-time state
25% leading63% draw13% trailing
Oldham Athletic - half-time state
33% leading22% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1.22
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.75Average goals (1st half)1
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
75%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
63%No goal before half-time56%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per game (2nd half)0.89
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
0.63Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
50%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic
88%No goal after half-time67%
Northampton TownOldham Athletic

Northampton Town - second-half results

13% W38% D50% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding52%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 13%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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.

Oldham Athletic - second-half results

22% W22% D56% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 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 game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Oldham Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.40
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Oldham Athletic
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.91
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
77%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 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.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
34%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Oldham Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Northampton TownLigaOldham Athletic
Average goals per game▼ 1.382.48• 2.44
Both teams scored▼ 38%53%▼ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 0%43%• 44%
Clean sheets▼ 25%28%▲ 33%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%66%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time▼ 63%76%▲ 89%

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

2.48
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / game
0.99
Away goals / game
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals