Northampton sit 19th in the League Two on 15 points from 14 matches, having scored 10 and conceded 11. On the model's scale they rate 0.33 in attack and 1.46 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently drawing with Salford City 1-1 away. That is 1.07 points a match, scoring 0.71 and conceding 0.79 per game across 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 17 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 24th-best attack and the 2nd-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they host Rochdale in the League Two on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 46%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26:16 | +10 | WWWWD | 32 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Grimsby | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28:19 | +9 | LDWWW | 23 |
| 4 | York | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25:21 | +4 | DWLLW | 23 |
| 5 | Crewe | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19:19 | 0 | WLLDD | 23 |
| 6 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26:21 | +5 | LDWLW | 22 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12:9 | +3 | DWWLW | 22 |
| 9 | Cheltenham | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23:26 | -3 | LWWLL | 21 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | WWDLW | 21 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19:18 | +1 | WLLWW | 20 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | LDLWL | 20 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25:21 | +4 | WDWDL | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22:19 | +3 | DDLWD | 19 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19:18 | +1 | LWDWL | 19 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16:21 | -5 | DWDWL | 19 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14:16 | -2 | WDLWW | 18 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17:25 | -8 | LLDLL | 16 |
| 19 | Northampton | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10:11 | -1 | LWDLD | 15 |
| 20 | Oldham | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16:21 | -5 | LDLWL | 15 |
| 21 | Colchester | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14:19 | -5 | DDLLW | 15 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17:27 | -10 | LDLLL | 15 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Northampton sit 19 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- D1-1away to Salford City14 November 2026
- L0-1Oldham3 November 2026
- D1-1away to Accrington Stanley31 October 2026
- W2-0Colchester24 October 2026
- L0-1Tranmere20 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Northampton vs Rochdale
Northampton host Rochdale at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton on 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC. The model makes it 46% Northampton, 31% draw and 23% Rochdale, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.31 expected goals for Northampton against 0.76. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 40% and over 2.5 goals at 34%.
Full preview and model analysis for Northampton vs Rochdale
Recent meetings with Rochdale
- 11 February 2023Rochdale 1–1 NorthamptonLeague Two
- 17 September 2022Northampton 3–0 RochdaleLeague Two
- 26 February 2022Rochdale 1–0 NorthamptonLeague Two
- 21 August 2021Northampton 1–3 RochdaleLeague Two
- 23 February 2021Northampton 0–0 RochdaleLeague One
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.