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

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

Northampton Town and their manager Kevin Nolan will be looking to get one over on Brian Barry-Murphy and his Cardiff City side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair meet at the Sixfields Stadium in the League One. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen major markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included across the board.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Northampton
39%
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Draw
32%
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Cardiff
30%
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Northampton 1-0
16%
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Draw 0-0
15%
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Draw 1-1
13%
--
Cardiff 1-0
13%
--
Northampton 2-0
8%
--
Northampton 2-1
7%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Cardiff 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Northampton 3-0
3%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Cardiff 3-0
2%
--
Northampton 3-2
1%
--
Cardiff 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
71%
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Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
11%
--
BTTS - Yes
37%
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BTTS - No
63%
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BTTS - Home Win
11%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
71%
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Away/draw
61%
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Home/away
68%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
56%
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Under 1.5 Goals
44%
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Over 3.5 Goals
12%
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Under 3.5 Goals
88%
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Over 4.5 Goals
4%
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Under 4.5 Goals
96%
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Over 5.5 Goals
1%
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Under 5.5 Goals
99%
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Over 0.5 Goals
85%
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Under 0.5 Goals
15%
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Home DNB
61%
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Away DNB
52%
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Northampton win to nil
27%
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Cardiff win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Northampton have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 4th place on 26 points in the League One league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stockport15843528 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
2
Bradford15762627 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
3
Bolton15753826 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
4
Cardiff14824826 
Nov 22
Apr 25
-
-
5
Stevenage13823726 
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
Dec 9
6
Lincoln15744425 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Mar 7
Dec 20
7
AFC Wim15816-125 
Dec 19
Mar 7
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
8
Mansfield15645522 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 21
Nov 29
May 2
9
Luton14716322 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
10
Huddersfield14716222 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Dec 6
Mar 28
11
Barnsley13634221 
Mar 28
-
Jan 27
-
12
Rotherham15636021 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 27
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
13
Northampton15627-220 
-
-
Apr 25
Nov 22
14
Wycombe15546519 
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
Mar 17
Jan 1
15
Burton15546-419 
Mar 14
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
16
Wigan15465-118 
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
17
Reading15465-318 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
18
Doncaster15537-718 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
Dec 13
Feb 28
19
Exeter15528017 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
Dec 26
Mar 14
20
L Orient15528-517 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-3F
Jan 10
21
Blackpool15438-715 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
22
Peterborough14419-713 
Feb 28
Dec 13
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
23
Port Vale15348-813 
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
24
Plymouth154110-1013 
May 2
Nov 29
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Northampton 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Northampton2 - 1Mansfield
Northampton0 - 1Luton
Northampton1 - 2Rotherham
Northampton2 - 0Bolton
Northampton1 - 0Blackpool
Northampton2 - 0Exeter
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Northampton1 - 1Wigan
Northampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Northampton0 - 2Rotherham
Northampton0 - 2Blackpool
Northampton1 - 1Birmingham
Northampton1 - 1Stockport
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Northampton2 - 1Bristol R
Northampton0 - 2Wrexham
Northampton3 - 2Huddersfield
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNorthampton2 - 1Mansfield
HNorthampton0 - 1Luton
ANorthampton0 - 1Reading
ANorthampton2 - 1Doncaster
HNorthampton1 - 2Rotherham
ANorthampton0 - 0Port Vale
HNorthampton2 - 0Bolton
ANorthampton0 - 2Wycombe
HNorthampton1 - 0Blackpool
ANorthampton1 - 0L Orient
HNorthampton2 - 0Exeter
HNorthampton0 - 1Lincoln
ANorthampton0 - 2Stevenage
HNorthampton0 - 0Bradford
ANorthampton1 - 3Wigan
HNorthampton1 - 1Wigan
ANorthampton0 - 3Crawley
HNorthampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
ANorthampton1 - 2Charlton
HNorthampton0 - 0Reading
Cardiff 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff1 - 3Blackpool
ACardiff0 - 1Bolton
HCardiff2 - 1Reading
HCardiff4 - 3L Orient
HCardiff0 - 1Burton
ACardiff2 - 0Wigan
HCardiff1 - 3Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1Stockport
HCardiff4 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 0Luton
ACardiff1 - 0AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff0 - 0Port Vale
HCardiff2 - 1Peterborough
ACardiff2 - 4Norwich
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
Goal Statistics
Northampton 13th Cardiff 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Northampton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
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Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1
0.9
Attack rating
NHT
CAR
30%
better
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Games scored8
11
Failed to score7
3
Scored first5
6
Goals scored12
22
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game6
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
NHT
CAR
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
8
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded14
14
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
10
Conversion rate against11%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15433
T FornahS HoskinsD CampbellT Fornah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Fornah MID151
3
-
E. Wheatley FWD152
2
-
S Hoskins FWD144
2
-
C McCarthy DEF13
3
-
T Taylor MID13
-
D Campbell MID133
1
-
J Thorniley DEF12
3
-
J. Perkins MID121
2
-
C McGeehan  MID1221
1
-
M. Forbes DEF111
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF112
1
-
E List FWD9
1
-
L Burge GLK8
-
J Wormleighton DEF8
1
-
J Burroughs DEF8
-
M Dyche DEF81
-
K Simon-Swyer FWD8
1
-
R Fitzsimons GLK7
-
J Willis DEF5
-
T Eaves FWD51
-
J Vale FWD4
-
K Edwards FWD4
-
M Jacobs FWD4
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14633
R ColwillY SalechR ColwillJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF14
3
-
R Colwill MID1433
3
-
Y Salech FWD1461
2
-
C Robinson FWD143
-
N Trott GLK13
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF1313
3
-
C. Ashford MID1311
-
J Colwill MID13
2
-
I Davies FWD132
-
W Fish DEF12
-
D. Lawlor DEF121
2
-
D Turnbull MID123
-
R Wintle MID1212
1
-
C Willock FWD1123
2
-
C Chambers DEF8
2
-
P Ng DEF71
2
-
O Kellyman MID61
-
G Osho DEF4
1
-
O Tanner FWD41
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD3
-
A Robertson MID2
-
M. Turner GLK1
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-
E King MID1
-