Forest Green v Northampton prediction

League Two · Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · The New Lawn

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Match preview, in numbers

The match

Forest Green host Northampton in League Two on Saturday 14 March (kick-off 00:00 UK).

The key numbers

Northampton have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Eight of Forest Green’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 10 of Forest Green’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Forest Green have one win, one draw and five defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 0.57 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 2.00. Forest Green have scored 43 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Forest Green have conceded 40 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Nine of Northampton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in eight of Northampton’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Northampton have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 1.63. Northampton have scored 54 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Northampton have conceded 40 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Forest Green (10th) and Northampton (seventh) are nine points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Northampton the stronger side, 7 rating points above Forest Green (Northampton 1455, Forest Green 1447, after at least 191 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 December 2019, finished Northampton 1–0 Forest Green.

Team news

By TACTIX Impact, Ebrima Adams (3.5 per match over 29 appearances, four goals and four assists) and J. Mills (3.3 per match over 19 appearances, four goals and five assists) have been Forest Green’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Forest Green (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Ebrima Adams averages 0.9 key passes per 90 over 2372 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last 10 appearances. J. Mills averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 1592 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

By TACTIX Impact, Nicholas Willia Adams (3.6 per match over 34 appearances, one goal and 15 assists) and C. Morton (3.0 per match over nine appearances, five goals) have been Northampton’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Northampton (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Nicholas Willia Adams averages 3.0 key passes per 90 over 2917 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. C. Morton averages 2.2 shots per 90 over 616 minutes, with a shot in six of the last nine appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · League Two · The New Lawn
Referee: S. Duncan
Head-to-head (last 3): Forest Green 1 · draws 0 · Northampton 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Forest Green 1W 1D 3L · Northampton 2W 0D 3L

Forest Green v Northampton (League Two): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 7

Corners

against 2.63 / 5.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.63 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 4.57 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1 / 2.71

Cards

against 2.63 / 1.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Forest Green for / against	Line	Northampton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.38 for · 8 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 15.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.29 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5

Forest Green

Forest Green Goalkeeper

Forest Green — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Thomas	12	861035 min	282.4 /90	80.7 /90	10.1 /90
A. Smith	8	90720 min	151.9 /90	101.3 /90	00 /90
J. Wollacott	6	83495 min	40.7 /90	50.9 /90	00 /90
C. Logan	4	90360 min	51.3 /90	112.8 /90	00 /90

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Forest Green before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Thomas n 8	84.4	2.4 4/4
A. Smith n 8	90	1.9 5/3
J. Wollacott n 6	82.5	0.7 2/0

Forest Green Defensive

Forest Green — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Liam Kitching	26	882281 min	391.5 /90	271.1 /90	160.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	271.1 /90	80.3 /90
F. Rawson	25	862150 min	130.5 /90	180.8 /90	140.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	220.9 /90	20.1 /90
D. Bernard	22	831824 min	321.6 /90	160.8 /90	80.4 /90	not recorded in League Two	221.1 /90	40.2 /90
N. McGinley	12	79945 min	181.7 /90	101 /90	10.1 /90	not recorded in League Two	131.2 /90	20.2 /90
M. Mills	11	73807 min	70.8 /90	80.9 /90	70.8 /90	not recorded in League Two	111.2 /90	20.2 /90
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Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Forest Green before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Carl Winchester n 8	90	0.6 3/2	1.3 6/2	—
E. Adams n 8	90	2.1 7/5	4.1 8/7	—
J. Aitchison n 8	64.3	1.2 4/1	1.9 6/2	—
Liam Kitching n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.9 3/2	—
F. Rawson n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.8 5/1	—
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Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Forest Green before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	90	1 5/3
E. Adams n 8	90	2.5 8/5
J. Aitchison n 8	64.3	1.2 4/2
Liam Kitching n 8	90	1 6/2
F. Rawson n 8	90	1 4/3
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Forest Green Attacking

Forest Green — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Aitchison	27	731964 min	50.2 /90	50.2 /90	612.8 /90	170.8 /90	281.3 /90	251.1 /90
M. Stevens	22	771704 min	40.2 /90	30.2 /90	281.5 /90	110.6 /90	191 /90	90.5 /90
A. Collins	19	531001 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	353.1 /90	100.9 /90	242.2 /90	80.7 /90
L. Scoble	15	50748 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	192.3 /90	81 /90	60.7 /90	70.8 /90
J. March	9	63568 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	121.9 /90	71.1 /90	20.3 /90	20.3 /90
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Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Forest Green before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	90	2.5 7/6	1 4/2
E. Adams n 8	90	1.3 5/4	0.5 3/1
J. Aitchison n 8	64.3	3 5/5	0.5 3/0
Liam Kitching n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.5 3/1
F. Rawson n 8	90	1 5/2	0.4 2/1
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Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Forest Green before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
E. Adams n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Aitchison n 8	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Liam Kitching n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
F. Rawson n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
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Northampton

Northampton Goalkeeper

Northampton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
David Cornell	29	902610 min	752.6 /90	281 /90	00 /90
S. Arnold	5	90450 min	183.6 /90	71.4 /90	00 /90

Northampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Cornell n 8	90	2.6 6/4
S. Arnold n 5	90	3.6 5/4

Northampton Defensive

Northampton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Goode	33	902970 min	310.9 /90	391.2 /90	331 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	310.9 /90	60.2 /90
J. Turnbull	30	862584 min	341.2 /90	431.5 /90	120.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	361.3 /90	90.3 /90
S. Wharton	30	862580 min	431.5 /90	371.3 /90	230.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	411.4 /90	60.2 /90
M. Harriman	21	671410 min	110.7 /90	140.9 /90	50.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	110.7 /90	30.2 /90
J. Martin	11	76836 min	80.9 /90	80.9 /90	40.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	121.3 /90	20.2 /90
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Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	0.3 2/0	1.4 6/4	—
C. Goode n 8	90	1.5 6/3	1.9 8/5	—
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	1.6 7/4	0.6 5/0	—
J. Turnbull n 8	90	1.4 5/4	0.1 1/0	—
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	1.1 6/1	1.1 7/1	—
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Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	1.1 4/2
C. Goode n 8	90	1.3 6/3
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0
J. Turnbull n 8	90	2 4/4
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	2.3 8/6
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Northampton Attacking

Northampton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Oliver	29	641850 min	70.3 /90	20.1 /90	552.7 /90	251.2 /90	231.1 /90	10 /90
A. Williams	27	601610 min	50.3 /90	10.1 /90	352 /90	120.7 /90	160.9 /90	30.2 /90
P. Anderson	21	681429 min	10.1 /90	30.2 /90	171.1 /90	50.3 /90	150.9 /90	20.1 /90
H. Smith	16	45721 min	60.7 /90	00 /90	253.1 /90	91.1 /90	50.6 /90	30.4 /90
M. Warburton	11	53585 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	152.3 /90	50.8 /90	91.4 /90	50.8 /90
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Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	1.4 6/4	0.5 3/1
C. Goode n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.4 3/0
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	2.5 8/7	1.1 7/2
J. Turnbull n 8	90	1 7/1	0.1 1/0
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
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Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Goode n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Turnbull n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Forest Green v Northampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Forest GreenLLDLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

NorthamptonLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Forest Green 1 · 0 draws · Northampton 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2019-12-14 Northampton 1–0 Forest Green
2019-01-01 Forest Green 2–1 Northampton
2018-10-13 Northampton 2–1 Forest Green

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Forest Green#10 pos49 pts36 pl+3 GD

Northampton#7 pos58 pts37 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Forest Green scored1.19

Northampton scored1.46

Forest Green conceded1.11

Northampton conceded1.08

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What is the head-to-head record between Forest Green and Northampton?: In their last 3 meetings, Forest Green won 1, Northampton won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Forest Green and Northampton?: Recent form — Forest Green 1W 1D 3L; Northampton 2W 0D 3L.

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