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Northampton Town v Blackpool : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Mar, 15:00 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Blackpool, led by manager Steve Bruce, visit Omar Lepri and his Northampton Town side at the Sixfields Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League One. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head-to-head history, will change as you click through each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Blackpool coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Northampton
24%
2/1
9%
11/5
Draw
25%
9/4
4%
5/2
Blackpool
50%
13/10
7%
6/5
Blackpool 1-0
12%
13/2
6%
6/1
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
Blackpool 2-0
9%
10/117/2
Blackpool 2-1
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1
10%
15/2
Northampton 1-0
8%
8/1
10%
7/1
Northampton 2-1
6%
10/19/1
Blackpool 3-0
5%
20/114/1
Blackpool 3-1
5%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Northampton 2-0
4%
14/112/1
Blackpool 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Northampton 3-1
2%
25/118/1
Blackpool 4-0
2%
40/128/1
Blackpool 4-1
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
11/10
8%
1/1
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
7/10
8%
3/4
Home 1st Goal
43%
13/10-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
4/5
3%
5/6
BTTS - No
50%
19/20
3%
10/11
BTTS - Home Win
11%
11/2
8%
19/4
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/27/2
BTTS - Away Win
21%
4/1
11%
17/5
Home/draw
50%
4/7
6%
13/20
Away/draw
76%
4/117/20
Home/away
75%
1/3
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/3
3%
1/3
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/4
7%
21/10
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4
10%
12/5
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4
4%
2/7
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/1
14%
11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12
2%
1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/1
27%
12/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
1%
1/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/161/18
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/115/2
Home DNB
42%
11/10
5%
5/4
Away DNB
68%
4/6
3%
4/7
Northampton win to nil
13%
4/1
9%
-
Blackpool win to nil
29%
11/4-
Northampton / Northampton
16%
4/14/1
Northampton / Blackpool
3%
25/120/1
Northampton / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Northampton
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
Draw / Blackpool
15%
9/24/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
5%
19/5
Blackpool / Northampton
3%
28/122/1
Blackpool / Blackpool
22%
3/1
7%
12/5
Blackpool / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 9 and won 7. Northampton have conceded 51 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 18 games at home, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Blackpool lay in 11th place on 51 points in the League One league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 10 and losing 3 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Blackpool have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Blackpool have played 19 away games, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Blackpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 30
d
 
0-00-0
2
Wycombe37201162871 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
4
Charlton3719991766 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
5
Stockport37181181965 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
7
Bolton3718613460 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
Mar 29
l
 
2-1F
8
Reading37161110659 
Apr 12
l
 
4-1A
Apr 1
w
 
0-3F
9
L Orient37175151556 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
11
Blackpool Away37121510551 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
12
Lincoln37131014849 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
Apr 1
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
17
Wigan36111015-343 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-1A
19
Northampton H37101215-1742 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
May 3
w
 
0-2F
21
Burton3781217-1536 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
22
Crawley377921-3230 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
w
 
2-1A
d
 
4-4F
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Northampton 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Blackpool 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Northampton since 2006
Northampton
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
2
5
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
NHT
1
D
1
BLP
2
League games at Blackpool since 2007
Blackpool
Northampton
Goals: Scored
10
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
NHT
1
D
1
BLP
3
Goal Statistics

Blackpool's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Northampton Town have conceded in each of their last 7 League One matches. A PG of 1.6 for Steve Bruce's side suggests that run should continue.

Northampton 19th Blackpool 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Northampton scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Blackpool will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Northampton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Blackpool have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Blackpool
1
1.6
Attack rating
NHT
BLP
22%
better
view stats
Games scored25
29
Failed to score12
8
Scored first13
18
Goals scored37
55
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
NHT
BLP
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
26
Clean sheets9
11
Conceded first19
14
Goals conceded54
50
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%

Northampton v Blackpool League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Northampton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36959
M PinnockC McGeehan M PinnockC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pinnock FWD3725
4
-
A Odimayo DEF33
3
1
S Hoskins FWD3241
5
-
C McGeehan  MID3193
9
-
A McGowan DEF281
2
-
T Fosu FWD2833
2
-
W Hondermarck MID27
2
-
J Guthrie DEF2412
4
-
S. Chouchane MID222
3
-
L Burge GLK21
1
-
J Baldwin DEF211
3
-
T Eaves FWD2041
4
1
N Guinness-Walker DEF1911
1
-
T Roberts FWD1912
3
1
N Tzanev GLK17
-
T Eyoma DEF17
2
-
L McCarron DEF161
-
T Magloire DEF151
-
J Willis DEF15
-
M Dyche DEF121
1
-
T Taylor MID1112
5
-
J Sowerby MID10
1
-
B. Perry MID8
2
-
L Shaw MID82
2
-
D Costelloe FWD72
2
-
C Morton FWD711
-
J Wilson FWD7
-
L Mbete DEF6
2
-
A Koiki DEF5
-
P Brough DEF3
1
-
Blackpool League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
349710
O CaseyA FletcherA MorganL Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Apter FWD3642
-
O Casey DEF342
5
-
L Evans MID3336
10
-
O Offiah DEF3211
4
-
A Fletcher FWD3294
1
H Tyrer GLK29
6
-
J Husband DEF2831
8
-
S Carey MID285
2
-
H Coulson DEF271
4
-
A Morgan MID2747
2
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF253
1
-
C Hamilton FWD2534
-
M Pennington DEF191
3
-
J Beesley FWD1811
1
-
E Baggott DEF121
2
-
J Onomah MID121
-
N Ennis FWD104
-
S Silvera FWD1011
2
-
R Finnigan MID7
-
R O'Donnell GLK6
-
T Bloxham FWD513
-