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

Key match information

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

Current form

Northampton Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Huddersfield Town: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Northampton Town scores 0.94 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Huddersfield Town scores 1.67 and concedes 1.56. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Northampton Town 29%, Huddersfield Town 61%. Over 2.5: Northampton Town 35%, Huddersfield Town 72%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Huddersfield Town has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.10. Northampton Town: 8.9 shots per match, Huddersfield Town: 13.4.

Match halves

Northampton Town: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.76. Huddersfield Town: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Northampton Town: 46-60 (5 goals). Huddersfield Town: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
0.94Goals scored / match1.67
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1Goals conceded / match1.56
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
45%Average possession51%
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
2.94Shots on target / match4.89
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.88Shots per match13.39
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Northampton Town
LLWLW
Season result split
41% W12% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-8
1.35 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Northampton Town is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Northampton Town scoring profile: strong

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

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

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

16Goals scored (season)30
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
17Goals conceded (season)28
Northampton TownHuddersfield Town
1.94Average goals in match3.22
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 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.

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

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

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

0.88 pts / match - Northampton Town · 1.11 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 12% of matches and wins 41%. 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.

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 half-time in 28% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 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 match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.42.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.43.0
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 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 match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence 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.