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Northampton vs Bury: result 3-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 16Kick-off on October 29, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, East Midlands

Northampton
3-2
Bury

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What was the result of Northampton vs Bury?

Northampton won 3-2 on October 29, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 36′Marc RichardsNorthampton
  • 64′Marc RichardsNorthampton (pen.)
  • 71′M. TaylorNorthampton
  • 74′G. MillerBury
  • 82′Z. IsmailBury

Official lineup for Northampton vs Bury

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Northampton

  1. 9Marc Richards
  2. 14S. Hoskins
  3. 30J. Hooper
  1. 4Paul Anderson
  2. 12J. McCourt
  1. 2Brendan Moloney
  2. 3David Buchanan
  3. 5Zander Diamond
  4. 6G. Zakuani
  5. 31M. Taylor
  1. 1A. Smith

Bury

  1. 12James Vaughan
  1. 8Andrew William Tutte
  2. 10D. Mayor
  3. 16Neil Danns
  4. 18Jacob Mellis
  5. 19T. Soares
  6. 23T. Walker
  1. 3G. Leigh
  2. 6A. Kay
  3. 22N. Maher
  1. 1Ben Williams
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Northampton have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Bury have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Northampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2016Shrewsbury(away)4-2League One
Oct 18, 2016Peterborough(away)0-3League One
Oct 15, 2016Millwall(home)1-3League One
Oct 8, 2016Scunthorpe(away)1-1League One
Oct 4, 2016Coventry(away)1-3EFL Trophy
Bury
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2016Bolton(home)0-2League One
Oct 18, 2016AFC Wimbledon(home)1-2League One
Oct 15, 2016Rochdale(away)0-2League One
Oct 8, 2016Peterborough(away)1-3League One
Oct 4, 2016Bradford(away)1-2EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Northampton wins, 1 draw, 3 Bury wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 21, 2015Bury 2-1 NorthamptonLeague Two
Dec 26, 2014Northampton 2-3 BuryLeague Two
Mar 29, 2014Northampton 0-3 BuryLeague Two
Dec 14, 2013Bury 1-1 NorthamptonLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Bury vs Northampton on Mar 21, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Northampton score 1.9 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bury score 1.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Northampton1.92.1211/1512/15
Bury1.61.5111/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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24Northampton469829397435

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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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