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Accrington Stanley vs Northampton Town prediction

England · League Two · 31 October 2026

Accrington Stanley9th · 18 pts
1 - 1Full time
Northampton Town19th · 13 pts
Accrington StanleyDrawNorthampton Town
Prediction missedModel pick before kick-off: Accrington Stanley to win (45%)
Our predictionAccrington Stanley to winOpen game
45%Probability
2.25Fair odds
1-0Likely score
1.00-0.86Expected goals

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Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Accrington Stanley45%2.25
  • Draw29%3.40
  • Northampton Town26%3.83

Double chance

  • Accrington Stanley or draw74%1.35
  • Accrington Stanley or Northampton Town71%1.42
  • Draw or Northampton Town55%1.80

Goals

  • Over 2.529%3.49
  • Under 2.571%1.40

Both teams to score

  • Yes36%2.76
  • No64%1.57

Match in numbers

This season, Accrington Stanley at home and Northampton Town away

Accrington Stanley (home)Northampton Town (away)
Matches65
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored per game2.000.80
Goals conceded per game1.171.00
Shots on target per game6.24.2
Shots on target conceded3.73.0
Clean sheets33%20%
Over 2.5 goals67%0%
Both teams scored67%40%
  • Accrington Stanley are unbeaten in 7 league matches.
  • Accrington Stanley: 9th in the table; the model rates their attack 8th and their defence 10th in the league.
  • Northampton Town: 19th in the table; the model rates their attack 24th and their defence 2nd in the league.
  • Our predictions for Northampton Town matches: 1 of 3 correct.

Match preview

An open game: no outcome reaches 45%. Accrington Stanley 45%, draw 29%, Northampton Town 26%.

At home this season Accrington Stanley average 2.00 points and 2.0 goals per game, conceding 1.2. Away from home Northampton Town take 1.00 points per game, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.0. On shots on target, the measure the model leans on most, Accrington Stanley manage 6.2 per home game and Northampton Town 4.2 per away game.

Form lines: Accrington Stanley are unbeaten in 7 league matches.

Northampton Town sit 19th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 8th in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

Expected goals from the model: Accrington Stanley 1.00, Northampton Town 0.86. The single most likely score is 1-0 (16%), and the chance of three or more goals is 29%.

In their last 2 league meetings Accrington Stanley won 1 and 1 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-016%
  • 0-015%
  • 0-114%
  • 1-113%
  • 2-08%

Accrington Stanley form

WDWDW
  • Wat Rochdale5-02026-10-24
  • Dat York City1-12026-10-20
  • Wvs Gillingham3-12026-10-17
  • Dat Oldham Athletic0-02026-10-10
  • Wvs Cheltenham Town2-02026-10-03

Northampton Town form

LDWLW
  • Wvs Colchester United2-02026-10-24
  • Lvs Tranmere Rovers0-12026-10-20
  • Wat Grimsby Town2-02026-10-17
  • Dat York City1-12026-10-10
  • Lvs Rotherham United0-12026-09-19

Head to head

  • 2021-02-06Accrington Stanley 0-0 Northampton Town
  • 2020-11-14Northampton Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

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Prediction made 2026-10-31 14:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.