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Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

It's an away match for Oleg Dulub's Bristol Rovers side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Sixfields Stadium for a League One clash with Omar Lepri's Northampton Town. This preview has odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 76% chance of Northampton and Bristol R 3 goals or less combined during this League One match according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Northampton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Northampton
49%
11/1011/10
Draw
26%
12/523/10
Bristol R
25%
12/55/2
Northampton 1-0
13%
6/111/2
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Northampton 2-0
9%
17/28/1
Northampton 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
9%
17/27/1
Bristol R 1-0
9%
17/215/2
Bristol R 2-1
6%
11/110/1
Northampton 3-0
5%
18/114/1
Northampton 3-1
4%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/112/1
Bristol R 2-0
4%
16/114/1
Northampton 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Bristol R 3-1
2%
28/120/1
Northampton 4-0
2%
40/128/1
Northampton 4-1
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
21/2021/20
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
3/47/10
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
48%
10/1117/20
BTTS - No
52%
10/1117/20
BTTS - Home Win
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/47/2
BTTS - Away Win
11%
6/111/2
Home/draw
75%
3/103/10
Away/draw
51%
7/107/10
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/37/20
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/42/1
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/413/5
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/16/1
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/121/12
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/66
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/161/16
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
17/27/1
Home DNB
67%
1/21/2
Away DNB
43%
6/47/5
Northampton win to nil
29%
5/2-
Bristol R win to nil
14%
5/1-
Northampton / Northampton
24%
5/223/10
Northampton / Bristol R
3%
33/125/1
Northampton / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Northampton
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Bristol R
11%
13/26/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
Bristol R / Northampton
3%
25/120/1
Bristol R / Bristol R
14%
5/19/2
Bristol R / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Northampton have conceded 45 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 14 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 20 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Bristol R lay in 18th place on 35 points in the League One league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 16 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bristol R have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bristol R have played 16 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2921623269 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
2
Wycombe3118942763 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
3
Wrexham3117771958 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
4
Stockport3216971957 
Mar 4
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
5
Huddersfield3116781755 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3F
Mar 8
l
 
3-1A
6
L Orient31165102053 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
7
Charlton3114891050 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
8
Bolton3115511250 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
Mar 11
Apr 5
9
Reading3114710349 
Apr 12
l
 
4-1A
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
10
Lincoln32111011343 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
11
Barnsley3112712043 
Feb 25
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
12
Blackpool319148141 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
May 3
13
Stevenage3111812-341 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
14
Rotherham3110813-238 
Apr 1
l
 
3-0A
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
15
Mansfield3111515-638 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
16
Wigan309813-335 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
17
Exeter3010515-1235 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
Apr 12
l
 
3-1F
18
Bristol R Away3110516-1635 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
-
-
19
Northampton H318914-1833 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
20
Peterborough318716-1131 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 5
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
21
Burton3261115-1529 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3A
22
Crawley317816-2029 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
23
Shrewsbury327619-2127 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 4
24
Cambridge315818-2623 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Bristol R have lost 3 consecutive away league games
3
Bristol R have failed to score in 3 consecutive away league games
Northampton 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Bristol R 18TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
D
1
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Northampton since 2004
Northampton
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
18
18
Games: Scored
8 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
5 / 13
NHT
5
D
4
BRI
4
League games at Bristol R since 2005
Bristol R
Northampton
Goals: Scored
24
8
Games: Scored
12 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
2 / 14
NHT
1
D
3
BRI
10
Goal Statistics

Northampton Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Bristol Rovers have conceded in each of their last 6 League One games. A PG of 1.5 for Omar Lepri's side suggests that run should continue.

Northampton 19th Bristol R 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Northampton will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Bristol R scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Northampton have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-37
Bristol R have scored 37% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.5
1
Attack rating
NHT
BRI
9%
better
view stats
Games scored19
19
Failed to score12
11
Scored first9
12
Goals scored29
32
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game6
6
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for0.8
1
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
3%
better
NHT
BRI
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets9
7
Conceded first17
16
Goals conceded47
46
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.8
KickOff rating
+3%

Northampton v Bristol R League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Northampton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30858
M PinnockC McGeehan M PinnockC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pinnock FWD3125
3
-
A Odimayo DEF28
3
1
C McGeehan  MID2782
8
-
S Hoskins FWD2631
5
-
J Guthrie DEF2412
4
-
W Hondermarck MID23
2
-
T Fosu FWD2333
2
-
A McGowan DEF221
2
-
S. Chouchane MID222
3
-
J Baldwin DEF201
3
-
T Eaves FWD2041
4
1
L Burge GLK17
-
L McCarron DEF161
-
T Roberts FWD162
3
1
N Tzanev GLK15
-
T Eyoma DEF15
2
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF151
1
-
J Willis DEF13
-
T Magloire DEF101
-
J Sowerby MID10
1
-
C Morton FWD711
-
M Dyche DEF6
-
L Mbete DEF6
2
-
L Shaw MID62
2
-
J Wilson FWD6
-
T Taylor MID51
2
-
P Brough DEF3
1
-
A Koiki DEF2
-
B. Perry MID2
2
-
D Costelloe FWD1
-
Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
314410
J WilsonI HutchinsonG Ward J Lindsay
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wilson DEF3122
8
-
C Taylor DEF27
3
-
S Sinclair MID2731
1
-
G Ward  MID2614
1
-
C Mola DEF25
5
-
J Lindsay MID252
8
2
S Forde FWD2422
2
2
R Sotiriou FWD2431
5
-
T Moore DEF23
6
1
L Thomas MID2323
4
-
I Hutchinson MID2341
2
-
K Conteh MID19
6
-
G O'Donkor FWD1921
2
-
P Omochere FWD1943
2
-
C Martin FWD1833
3
-
L Sousa DEF172
2
-
J Senior DEF14
1
-
J Hunt DEF81
3
-
R Sawyers MID4
1
-
J Ward GLK3
-
S Swinkels DEF31
-
M Butcher MID32
-
M. Reindorf FWD2
-
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