Northampton vs Tranmere prediction
Northampton
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
0:1Half time 0 : 1League Two
Tranmere
- Faulkner 37′
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Northampton vs Tranmere: preview and prediction
Northampton welcome Tranmere to Sixfields Stadium in Northampton on Tuesday 20 October, with kick-off at 19:45. It's matchday 12 in the League Two. Northampton are 20th after 12 games, while Tranmere sit 11th having played 14. Last time out Northampton won 2-0 away at Grimsby, and Tranmere lost 2-1 at home to Barnet.
Northampton: form and key numbers
So far in the League Two, Northampton have won three, drawn five and lost four of 12, with 9 goals scored and 9 conceded, good for 20th place and 14 points.
Over the last six matches it has been two wins, one draw and three defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.0 against. Last time out they beat Grimsby 2-0 away; before that came a 1-1 draw away at York and a 2-1 defeat away at Cambridge.
Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won one of two recently (1 scored, 1 conceded).
- AGrimsby2-0W
- AYork1-1D
- ACambridge1-2L
- HRotherham0-1L
- AShrewsbury0-2L
- HNewport County1-0W
Northampton: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Tranmere: form and key numbers
Tranmere have won four, drawn seven and lost three of their 14 League Two games so far, scoring 19 and letting in 17. That has them 11th on 19 points.
Their last six in all competitions read one win, three draws and two defeats, at 1.0 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Barnet at home; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Rochdale and a 4-2 defeat away at Chesterfield.
Tranmere haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 4 conceded).
- HBarnet1-2L
- HRochdale1-1D
- AChesterfield2-4L
- HWalsall1-1D
- HShrewsbury1-0W
- AExeter0-0D
Tranmere: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Northampton vs Tranmere: match analysis
Home and away form points to Northampton: Northampton have won one of their last two at home, Tranmere none of their last two on the road. Five points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 19 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +2 | 19 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 19 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 19 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Northampton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | Oldham | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
We make Northampton favourites at 45%, with Tranmere on 27% and the draw at 28%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.
- 0.81.0
- 1.01.3
- 1.41.1
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.4 for Northampton and 1.1 for Tranmere. Over 2.5 goals is 47% and both teams scoring 49%. When they last met, on 8 May 2023, Northampton won 1-0.
- Tranmere0-1Northampton
- Northampton0-0Tranmere
- Northampton3-2Tranmere
- Tranmere0-2Northampton
- Tranmere1-2Northampton
Their recent games have averaged 2.1 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultNorthampton win45%
- Double chanceNorthampton or draw73%
- GoalsUnder 2.553%
- Both teams to scoreNo51%
- Clean sheetNorthampton35%
- CornersNorthampton 5.9 · Tranmere 4.110.0 expected
- Cards3.8 yellows expectedRed 22%
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