Northampton sit 21st in the League Two on 14 points from 13 matches, having scored 9 and conceded 10. On the model's scale they rate 0.33 in attack and 1.49 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, most recently losing to Oldham 0-1 at home. That is 1.08 points a match, scoring 0.69 and conceding 0.77 per game across 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 17 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 24th-best attack and the 2nd-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets. Next they travel to Salford City in the League Two on 14 November 2026, a match the model gives them 22%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25:15 | +10 | WWWWW | 31 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 4 | Crewe | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | WWLLD | 22 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:25 | -2 | LLWWL | 21 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | LLDWW | 20 |
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:21 | +3 | DDWLL | 20 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20:19 | +1 | WLDLW | 20 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23:17 | +6 | DWDWD | 19 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24:21 | +3 | DLDWL | 19 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19:17 | +2 | DLWDW | 19 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11:9 | +2 | WDWWL | 19 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | LDWDW | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20:17 | +3 | WDDLW | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | LWWDL | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | DWLLW | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | LLLDL | 16 |
| 18 | Oldham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15:19 | -4 | WLDLW | 15 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10:14 | -4 | WWDLW | 15 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | DLDLL | 15 |
| 21 | Northampton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9:10 | -1 | WLWDL | 14 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 23 | Colchester | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12:19 | -7 | LDDLL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Northampton sit 21 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L0-1Oldham3 November 2026
- D1-1away to Accrington Stanley31 October 2026
- W2-0Colchester24 October 2026
- L0-1Tranmere20 October 2026
- W2-0away to Grimsby17 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Northampton vs Salford City
Northampton travel to Salford City at Peninsula Stadium, Salford on 14 November 2026, 15:00 UTC. The model makes it 22% Northampton, 32% draw and 46% Salford City, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 0.70 expected goals for Northampton against 1.25. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 37% and over 2.5 goals at 31%.
Full preview and model analysis for Northampton vs Salford City
Recent meetings with Salford City
- 7 January 2023Salford City 2–1 NorthamptonLeague Two
- 8 October 2022Northampton 0–1 Salford CityLeague Two
- 29 January 2022Northampton 1–0 Salford CityLeague Two
- 25 September 2021Salford City 2–2 NorthamptonLeague Two
- 11 January 2020Salford City 1–2 NorthamptonLeague Two
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Northampton
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Crawley Town v Fleetwood Town · 21 November 2026
Northampton fans want Fleetwood Town to win: that leaves Northampton's risk of a bottom-two finish at 7.2%, against 9.3% if Crawley Town win (8.1% today).
Crawley Town win9.3%+1.2Draw8.5%+0.4Fleetwood Town win7.2%−0.9
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Northampton's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.