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Peterborough vs Northampton: result 3-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 42Kick-off on April 16, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Weston Homes Stadium, Peterborough

Peterborough
3-1
Northampton

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What was the result of Peterborough vs Northampton?

Peterborough won 3-1 on April 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 33′S. SzmodicsPeterborough
  • 43′S. HoskinsNorthampton (pen.)
  • 48′S. SzmodicsPeterborough
  • 67′J. Clarke-HarrisPeterborough (pen.)

Official lineup for Peterborough vs Northampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Peterborough

4-2-3-1
  1. 9J. Clarke-Harris
  1. 10S. Dembélé
  2. 8J. Taylor
  3. 15S. Szmodics
  1. 23J. Ward
  2. 12R. Brown
  1. 6F. Kent
  2. 3D. Butler
  3. 4N. Thompson
  4. 5M. Beevers
  1. 21J. Bursik

Northampton

4-3-3
  1. 10A. Jones
  2. 7S. Hoskins
  3. 17S. McWilliams
  1. 18B. Morris
  2. 8R. Watson
  3. 6F. Horsfall
  1. 28L. Jones
  2. 2Michael Grant Harriman
  3. 23Joseph Nathan Mills
  4. 45M. Marshall
  1. 13J. Mitchell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Peterborough have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Northampton have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Peterborough
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 10, 2021Swindon Town(away)3-0League One
Apr 5, 2021Sunderland(home)1-1League One
Apr 2, 2021Fleetwood Town(away)1-0League One
Mar 27, 2021Accrington ST(home)7-0League One
Mar 23, 2021Blackpool(away)1-3League One
Northampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 10, 2021Bristol Rovers(home)1-1League One
Apr 5, 2021Hull City(away)0-3League One
Apr 2, 2021Shrewsbury(home)1-0League One
Mar 27, 2021AFC Wimbledon(away)0-1League One
Mar 23, 2021Oxford United(home)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Peterborough wins, 1 draw, 0 Northampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2020Northampton 0-2 PeterboroughLeague One
Sep 3, 2019Northampton 0-2 PeterboroughEFL Trophy
Apr 2, 2018Peterborough 2-0 NorthamptonLeague One
Oct 3, 2017Peterborough 1-1 NorthamptonEFL Trophy
Aug 26, 2017Northampton 1-4 PeterboroughLeague One
Nov 19, 2016Northampton 0-1 PeterboroughLeague One

Last archived meeting: Northampton vs Peterborough on Oct 10, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Peterborough score 2.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Northampton score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Peterborough2.11.078/1511/15
Northampton0.91.165/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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20Peterborough92257148

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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