Plymouth Argyle vs Northampton Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Plymouth Argyle play Northampton Town in EFL League One (England). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:3.

Current form

Plymouth Argyle: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Northampton Town: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Plymouth Argyle scores 1.63 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Northampton Town scores 0.85 and concedes 1.61. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plymouth Argyle 54%, Northampton Town 48%. Over 2.5: Plymouth Argyle 59%, Northampton Town 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.11. Plymouth Argyle: 13.8 shots per match, Northampton Town: 9.2.

Match halves

Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.89. Northampton Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Plymouth Argyle: 31-45+ (16 goals). Northampton Town: 61-75 (9 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
14Shots12
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1Shots on target5
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.2xG1.4
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
4Corners8
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
34Dangerous attacks40
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
11Fouls18
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
3Cards5
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton 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.

Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.63Goals scored / match0.85
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.37Goals conceded / match1.61
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
48%Average possession45%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
4.85Shots on target / match2.89
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.78Shots per match9.24
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
4.85Shots on target2.89
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
11.8%Shot conversion9.2%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
48%Possession45%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.53xG for1.11
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.39xG against1.63
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

Shooting quality

Plymouth Argyle: BalancedNorthampton Town: Balanced
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.29

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.

Plymouth Argyle
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W15% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-17
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-4-9
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
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 away (W-D-L)
3-4-16
Last 5 away
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%

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 92% better for: goals scored per match.

1.63 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 0.85 goals / match - Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.37 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.61 goals / match - Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Northampton Town keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

Northampton Town scoring profile: strong

Northampton Town scores in 59% of matches (27 of 46 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

75Goals scored (season)39
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
63Goals conceded (season)74
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
3Average goals in match2.46
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
11Goals scored (last 5)5
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
7Goals conceded (last 5)14
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal59%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
39%2 goals20%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
28%3 goals7%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
11%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal78%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
41%2 goals50%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
15%3 goals20%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
7%4 goals9%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton 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
52%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time20%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
4%BTTS in both halves2%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
33%Scored in both halves7%
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BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
100%BTTS - last 580%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton 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.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton 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.

Plymouth Argyle is 76% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle · 0.78 pts / match - Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing
Northampton Town - half-time state
11% leading46% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)0.78
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.13
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
48%Clean sheet before half-time39%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
50%No goal before half-time72%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.59Points per match (2nd half)0.89
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
1.59Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
52%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town
37%No goal after half-time63%
Plymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

43% W28% R28% P
63
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
10
16-30
16
11
31-45
13
13
46-60
16
7
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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.

* 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
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+83%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Plymouth Argyle

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.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
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.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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.
74%
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.
-0.76
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%

* 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

Plymouth ArgyleLigaNorthampton Town
Average goals in match 3.002.62 2.46
Both teams scored 54%52% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%51% 48%
Clean sheets 26%27% 22%
Goal before half-time 76%70% 70%
Goal after half-time 87%81% 74%

^ 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: Plymouth Argyle 1 - 0 - 0 Northampton Town. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Plymouth Argyle vs Northampton Town?

The EFL League One match finished Plymouth Argyle 0:3 Northampton Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Plymouth Argyle vs Northampton Town?

Plymouth Argyle score 1.63 goals per game on average and Northampton Town 0.85. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Plymouth Argyle's matches and 48% of Northampton Town's.

What form are Plymouth Argyle and Northampton Town in?

Over the last 5 games Plymouth Argyle have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Northampton Town 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Plymouth Argyle vs Northampton 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.