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Northampton vs Cheltenham — League Two 2018

Northampton
Northampton
Preview
19:45
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
12/29/2026League TwoLeague Two · Round 22Sixfields Stadium
Big match
47%
Northampton
model favours
47%27%26%
1–0
likely score
57%
under 2.5 goals
48%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 90+ matches

Northampton47%
×Draw27%
Cheltenham26%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Northampton
1.43
Cheltenham
0.98

Northampton creates 46% more chances

Season form · 90 home / 95 away

creates per match

Northampton
1.48
Cheltenham
1.06

allows per match

Northampton
0.89
Cheltenham
1.38

finishing

Northampton+0.00on par
Cheltenham+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Northampton ↓

Cheltenham →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Northampton or draw
74%
Northampton or Cheltenham
73%
Draw or Cheltenham
53%

Winning margin

Northampton wins by 2+
23%
Cheltenham wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Northampton 1+ goals
76%
Northampton 2+ goals
42%
Northampton 3+ goals
17%
Cheltenham 1+ goals
62%
Cheltenham 2+ goals
26%
Cheltenham 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Northampton (draw refunded)
65%
Cheltenham (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Northampton at home — creates 1.48, concedes 0.89 · 90 matches

Cheltenham away — creates 1.06, concedes 1.38 · 95 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Northampton attack 1.48 + Cheltenham defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.43

Cheltenham attack 1.06 + Northampton defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.98

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 47%?"

Northampton scores more
47%
level
27%
Cheltenham scores more
26%

Northampton at 47% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 47% does not mean "Northampton will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Style Matchup

Similar styles
Northampton
Balanced
Cheltenham
Balanced
48%Possession48%
65%Pass accuracy66%
11.9ShotsBiggest gap10.7
—xG1.10
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
NorthamptonCheltenham

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

3
Northampton
0
Draws
2
Cheltenham
Avg goals: 2BTTS: 20%
1–01–03–00–21–2

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Northampton
WDLLL
Cheltenham
WLLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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