Northampton Town (Home)
- Northampton Town’s form has been shocking in the last five games and it’s taken them down to 23rd in the League One standings with just 29 points from 28 games, 13 fewer than Stevenage Borough in 8th.
- Kevin Nolan has instilled a pragmatic playing style at the club since taking over in December, a method that has been built on high-energy bursts, overloads on the wings and the ability to play in multiple shapes and formations.
- Northampton’s pressing is situational and they often change the tempo of the game to unsettle the opposition in short spells of aggressive, all-out pressing.
- Northampton’s last game was a 2-1 loss away to Rotherham United, a result which was preceded by a 2-0 home loss to Reading.
- In League One, Northampton have a relatively respectable home record of five wins, three draws and six defeats, but they have conceded an average of just 1.00 goals per game at home this season.
Stevenage Borough (Away)
- On the other hand, Alex Revell has instilled discipline and organisation at Stevenage that has seen them make it into the top ten despite a lack of quality in the squad.
- Stevenage are coming into this after a run of one win, two draws and two losses in their last five, with a tough 1-0 win at home to Peterborough United followed by a 3-1 defeat away to Barnsley.
Head-to-Head
Stevenage edged out a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture five months ago and are unbeaten in their last two games against Northampton Town.
Key Players
Tom Eaves has bagged five goals in 18 League One appearances this term, scoring two of Northampton’s last five, while Jamie Reid leads the line for Stevenage with eight goals in 26 appearances.
Betting Insights
Stevenage Borough are slight favorites at 2.38 , but Northampton are outsiders at 3.25 with the draw coming in at 2.94 .
Prediction
Given their better league standing, we think Stevenage can nick this game, but we’re going for under 2.5 goals at 1.5 in what will be a cagey game.
