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Salford City vs Northampton

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 • 18:00 UTC+3 • Round 15 • Peninsula Stadium • ☁️ 7.8°C, 10 km/h overcast

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🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 07:08 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home Current price not available63.3% —
Double Chance 1X Current price not available85.2% —
BTTS No Current price not available45.9% · Yes 54.1% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 Current price not available41.8% · Over 58.2% —
Correct Score 2-0 Current price not available10.7% —
Corners O/U 9.5 (~10.9 exp.) Over 9.5 Current price not available59.4% · Under 40.6% —

🧠 Match Preview

Salford City · Home

Salford City have won all five of their recent matches, scoring 12 goals and failing to score in none of them. Their latest meeting with Northampton ended 2-1 at home, and they also won the reverse fixture 0-1.

Northampton · Away

Northampton have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five, with 6 goals scored and 3 conceded. They failed to score in the 0-1 home defeat to Tranmere, and their most recent away match finished 1-1.

Salford's Edge in Head-to-Head

The latest head-to-head is the clearest angle: Salford City beat Northampton 2-1 at home in January 2023, and Salford also won 0-1 away in October 2022. Salford's five-match winning run includes 12 goals scored and only 5 conceded, while Northampton have 6 goals in five and failed to score once. Salford's recent xG for of 1.71 sits well above Northampton's 0.94, supporting a home edge rather than a high-scoring game. The evidence supports Salford City win.

Published 01 Nov 2026 04:45 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: Salford City 2.11 – 0.93 Northampton · expected total 3.04

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Salford City

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.80
Goals conceded (season avg)1.10
Best league winning streak this season8
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.71
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)0.44
Elo strength rating1744

Northampton

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)0.80
Goals conceded (season avg)0.80
Best league winning streak this season1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)0.94
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.65
Elo strength rating1379
Salford CityNorthampton
Goals scored (season avg)
1.80
0.80
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.10
0.80
Best league winning streak this season
8
1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.71
0.94
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
0.44
1.65
Elo strength rating
1744
1379

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Salford City

Won 7 in a row Unbeaten 7
BTTS
4/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
2/6

Northampton

BTTS
3/6
Over 2.5
1/6
Scored a goal
5/6
No goals conceded
2/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: League Two

Salford City

2nd best attack (1.80 goals/game, season)

Northampton

2nd best defence (0.80 conceded/game, season) Worst Over 2.5 rate (17%, last 6)

Rank among 24 League Two teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Salford City at home · Northampton away, the split that matters for this fixture.

Salford City (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses6W–0D–1L
W 6
L 1
Played7
Goals scored (avg)1.30
Goals conceded (avg)0.60
Clean sheets3
Failed to score1

Northampton (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–3D–2L
W 1
D 3
L 2
Played6
Goals scored (avg)0.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.00
Clean sheets1
Failed to score2
Salford City (home)Northampton (away)
W 6
L 1
W 1
D 3
L 2
Played
7
6
Goals scored (avg)
1.30
0.80
Goals conceded (avg)
0.60
1.00
Clean sheets
3
1
Failed to score
1
2

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

2–0
10.72%
2–1
9.96%
1–0
9.23%
3–0
7.53%
3–1
7%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Northampton 3 wins · 1 draw · Salford City 2 wins · avg 2.3 goals · BTTS in 3 of 6

3
1
2
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
07 Jan 2023 Salford City 2–1 Northampton League Two
08 Oct 2022 Northampton 0–1 Salford City League Two
29 Jan 2022 Northampton 1–0 Salford City League Two
25 Sep 2021 Salford City 2–2 Northampton League Two
11 Jan 2020 Salford City 1–2 Northampton League Two
19 Oct 2019 Northampton 2–0 Salford City League Two

📈 Recent Form

Salford City

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
31/10 Exeter City Home 2–1 W
26/10 Walsall Away 4–2 W
20/10 Bristol Rovers Away 2–1 W
17/10 Crawley Town Home 2–1 W
10/10 Cheltenham Away 2–0 W
03/10 Fleetwood Town Home 1–0 W
26/09 Oldham Away 4–1 W
22/09 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1–2 L
19/09 Swindon Town Home 1–0 W
12/09 Rotherham Away 3–3 D

Northampton

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
31/10 Accrington ST Away 1–1 D
24/10 Colchester Home 2–0 W
20/10 Tranmere Home 0–1 L
17/10 Grimsby Away 2–0 W
10/10 York Away 1–1 D
06/10 Cambridge United Away 1–2 L
19/09 Rotherham Home 0–1 L
12/09 Shrewsbury Away 0–2 L
05/09 Newport County Home 1–0 W
01/09 Crawley Town Home 1–1 D

📊 Season Comparison: League Two

Salford City #1 · 31 pts ·  Northampton #20 · 14 pts

Salford City

Wins–Draws–Losses10W–1D–3L
W 10
D 1
L 3
Played14
Goals scored (avg)1.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.10
Clean sheets4
Failed to score2
Yellow cards23
Red cards1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.71
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)0.44
Corners for (avg)7.10
Penalties (scored/missed)1/0

Northampton

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–5D–4L
W 3
D 5
L 4
Played12
Goals scored (avg)0.80
Goals conceded (avg)0.80
Clean sheets4
Failed to score5
Yellow cards19
Red cards1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)0.94
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.65
Corners for (avg)4.30
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
Salford CityNorthampton
W 10
D 1
L 3
W 3
D 5
L 4
Played
14
12
Goals scored (avg)
1.80
0.80
Goals conceded (avg)
1.10
0.80
Clean sheets
4
4
Failed to score
2
5
Yellow cards
23
19
Red cards
1
1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.71
0.94
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
0.44
1.65
Corners for (avg)
7.10
4.30
Penalties (scored/missed)
1/0
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Salford City

1
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
4
46-60
4
3
61-75
4
1
76-90
9
scored conceded

Northampton

3
0-15
2
16-30
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
76-90
2
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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