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Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 15:00 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Northampton Town and their manager Omar Lepri will be hoping for victory against Shaun Maloney and his Wigan Athletic side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair meet at the Sixfields Stadium in the League One. We provide predictions based on complex statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included for all.


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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

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Northampton
32%
--
Draw
30%
--
Wigan
38%
--
Wigan 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Northampton 1-0
12%
--
Wigan 2-0
8%
--
Wigan 2-1
7%
--
Northampton 2-1
7%
--
Northampton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 3-0
3%
--
Wigan 3-1
3%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Northampton 3-0
2%
--
Wigan 3-2
1%
--
Northampton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
59%
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Northampton win to nil
21%
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Wigan win to nil
25%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 44 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 10 and won 7. Northampton have conceded 55 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 22 games at home, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 30 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 10 times in home league games.

Wigan lay in 15th place on 53 points in the League One league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Wigan have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Wigan have played 21 away games, winning 6, drawing 8 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Wigan
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham4230934599 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
2
Wrexham44251182886 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
3
Wycombe44241282884 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
4
Charlton442410102582 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
5
Stockport44231292781 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
6
L Orient44226162072 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
7
Reading442012121172 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
8
Bolton4420618-366 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
9
Huddersfield4419718864 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
10
Blackpool431615121163 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
11
Lincoln441613151161 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
12
Barnsley44161018-558 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
13
Rotherham44151019-655 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
14
Stevenage43151018-755 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
15
Wigan Away43131416-253 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
-
-
16
Exeter44141119-1553 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
17
Peterborough43131119-1050 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
18
Northampton H44121418-1550 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
May 3
19
Mansfield4313921-1448 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
20
Burton43101320-1643 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 29
21
Bristol R4412725-2743 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-4F
22
Crawley44101024-3040 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
23
Cambridge4491124-2638 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
24
Shrewsbury447928-3830 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Northampton 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Wigan 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Northampton since 2018
Northampton
Wigan
Goals: Scored
1
3
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
D
1
WIG
2
League games at Wigan since 2017
Wigan
Northampton
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
NHT
1
WIG
3
Goal Statistics

Wigan Athletic's defensive record is to be admired, Shaun Maloney's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Northampton Town makes sense in this context.

Northampton 18th Wigan 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Northampton scoring 1 goal or less
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Northampton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Wigan have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1
1.1
Attack rating
8%
better
NHT
WIG
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Games scored29
25
Failed to score15
18
Scored first16
20
Goals scored47
37
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for0.9
1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
NHT
WIG
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded33
25
Clean sheets11
18
Conceded first22
15
Goals conceded62
39
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1
KickOff rating
+25%

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

Northampton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
409610
M PinnockC McGeehan M PinnockC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pinnock FWD4126
4
-
A Odimayo DEF36
3
1
S Hoskins FWD3671
5
-
C McGeehan  MID3595
10
-
A McGowan DEF311
2
-
T Fosu FWD2933
2
-
W Hondermarck MID28
2
-
L Burge GLK25
1
-
J Guthrie DEF2412
4
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF2311
1
-
T Roberts FWD2312
5
1
T Eaves FWD2351
4
1
S. Chouchane MID222
3
-
T Eyoma DEF21
3
-
J Baldwin DEF211
3
-
N Tzanev GLK17
-
T Magloire DEF171
-
M Dyche DEF161
1
-
L McCarron DEF161
-
J Willis DEF15
-
T Taylor MID1512
6
-
B. Perry MID12
3
-
J Sowerby MID10
1
-
D Costelloe FWD103
2
-
L Mbete DEF9
2
-
L Shaw MID82
2
-
C Morton FWD711
-
J Wilson FWD7
-
A Koiki DEF5
-
P Brough DEF3
1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
397711
S TickleD TaylorD TaylorS Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK39
4
-
J Kerr  DEF381
6
-
W Aimson DEF36
7
-
S Smith MID36
11
-
D Taylor FWD3677
4
-
J Smith FWD3035
-
J Carragher DEF2611
5
-
J Weir MID261
5
1
T Sibbick DEF251
5
-
B Adeeko MID241
5
-
S. Thomas FWD242
2
-
C McManaman FWD211
5
-
D Rankine MID201
1
-
M Smith MID1913
4
-
L Robinson DEF161
2
-
J Mellish DEF14
-
O Norburn MID14
4
-
S Sessegnon DEF13
1
-
L Chambers DEF1211
-
H McHugh MID11
2
-
R Darcy MID111
1
-
O Dale FWD111
4
-
J Hungbo FWD111
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD91
1
-
C Sze MID71
1
-
W Goodwin FWD6
1
-
T Francois MID51
1
-
K. Payne MID2
-