England - EFL League TwoSixfields StadiumData current as of 17 October 2026

Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers: match statistics

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Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Northampton Town play Tranmere Rovers in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 20 October 2026. Venue: Sixfields Stadium.

Current form

Northampton Town: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Tranmere Rovers: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Northampton Town scores 0.50 and concedes 0.88 goals per match. Tranmere Rovers scores 1.30 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Northampton Town 38%, Tranmere Rovers 60%. Over 2.5: Northampton Town 0%, Tranmere Rovers 30%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Tranmere Rovers has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.12. Northampton Town: 10.3 shots per match, Tranmere Rovers: 11.5.

Match halves

Northampton Town: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.13. Tranmere Rovers: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.90.

Goals by minute

Northampton Town: 31-45+ (2 goals). Tranmere Rovers: 61-75 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.13)
(3.25)
(3.15)

Pre-match profile— what 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 TownTranmere Rovers
0.5Goals scored / match1.3
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.88Goals conceded / match1.3
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
44%Average possession47%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
3.38Shots on target / match4.3
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.25Shots per match11.5
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
3.38Shots on target4.3
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
4.9%Shot conversion11.3%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
44%Possession47%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
1.12xG for1.32
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
1.19xG against1.49
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

Shooting quality

Northampton Town: BalancedTranmere Rovers: Balanced
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)33%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.150.30

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

Northampton Town is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Northampton Town · 0.6 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers

Northampton Town
DWLLD
Season result split
13% W50% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-3
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
DDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
Tranmere Rovers
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
20% W60% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-2
1.20 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Tranmere Rovers is 160% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Northampton Town · 1.3 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers

Northampton Town is 48% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.88 goals / match - Northampton Town · 1.3 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers

Northampton Town scoring profile: mixed

Northampton Town scores in 50% of matches (4 of 8 matches), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Northampton Town keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

4Goals scored (season)13
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
7Goals conceded (season)13
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
1.38Average goals in match2.6
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal80%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%2 goals50%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%3 goals0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal70%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
13%2 goals40%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%3 goals10%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%4 goals10%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%Scored in both halves30%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
40%BTTS - last 560%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

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.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

Match 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.

Tranmere Rovers is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Northampton Town · 1.5 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers

Northampton Town - half-time state
25% leading63% draw13% trailing
Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
40% leading30% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.5
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.3
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.75Average goals (1st half)0.7
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
75%Clean sheet before half-time70%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
63%No goal before half-time60%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per match (2nd half)1.4
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
0.63Average goals (2nd half)1.9
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
50%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers
88%No goal after half-time30%
Northampton TownTranmere Rovers

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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 13%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

40% W20% D40% L
15
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 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 match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.80.8
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
Tranmere Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.4
Average goals in match0.42.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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.

Tranmere Rovers
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
5
1
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.99
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
80%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 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.
-0.07
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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
34%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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%

Tranmere Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Northampton TownLigaTranmere Rovers
Average goals in match▼ 1.382.48▲ 2.60
Both teams scored▼ 38%53%▲ 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 0%43%▼ 30%
Clean sheets▼ 25%28%▲ 30%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%66%▲ 70%
Goal after half-time▼ 63%76%▲ 90%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
0.99
Away goals / match
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence 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

FAQ

When do Northampton Town and Tranmere Rovers play?

Northampton Town face Tranmere Rovers on 20 October 2026 in EFL League Two at Sixfields Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers?

Northampton Town score 0.50 goals per game on average and Tranmere Rovers 1.30. The EFL League Two average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Northampton Town's matches and 60% of Tranmere Rovers's.

What form are Northampton Town and Tranmere Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Northampton Town have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Tranmere Rovers 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.