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Coventry vs Northampton: result 3-1 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 4, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
3-1
Northampton

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What was the result of Coventry vs Northampton?

Coventry won 3-1 on October 4, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 1′D. AgyeiCoventry
  • 2′Marc RichardsNorthampton
  • 8′J. JonesCoventry
  • 66′Rúben LameirasCoventry

Official lineup for Coventry vs Northampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

  1. 9D. Agyei
  2. 10J. Jones
  3. 17Marvin Sordell
  1. 5G. Bigirimana
  2. 12C. McCann
  3. 13V. Gadzhev
  1. 2J. Willis
  2. 4J. Turnbull
  3. 15L. Page
  4. 22J. Sterry
  1. 1L. Burge

Northampton

  1. 9Marc Richards
  2. 11K. Gorré
  3. 30J. Hooper
  1. 12J. McCourt
  2. 19E. Sonupe
  3. 21J. O'Toole
  1. 3David Buchanan
  2. 18Aaron Phillips
  3. 22L. Nyatanga
  4. 28R. McDonald
  1. 26D. Cornell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Northampton have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016Port Vale(away)2-0League One
Sep 28, 2016AFC Wimbledon(home)2-2League One
Sep 24, 2016Gillingham(away)1-2League One
Sep 17, 2016Oldham(home)0-0League One
Sep 10, 2016Millwall(away)1-1League One
Northampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016Bristol Rovers(home)2-3League One
Sep 27, 2016Swindon Town(away)3-1League One
Sep 24, 2016Southend(home)4-0League One
Sep 21, 2016Manchester United(home)1-3League Cup
Sep 17, 2016Chesterfield(away)1-3League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Coventry wins, 1 draw, 1 Northampton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2016Coventry 1-1 NorthamptonLeague One
Nov 7, 2015Coventry 1-2 NorthamptonFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Northampton on Aug 27, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Northampton score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.21.558/156/15
Northampton1.71.5410/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Northampton3300619

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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