Northampton v Scunthorpe result

Full-time · Northampton 2–0 Scunthorpe

League Two · Sat, 04 Sep 2021 15:00 BST · Sixfields Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Northampton · Scunthorpe · Head-to-head

Northampton 2–0 Scunthorpe — Northampton won this League Two match.

Next for Northampton: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Scunthorpe: Scunthorpe v Woking, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Northampton 2–0 Scunthorpe · League Two
Venue: Sixfields Stadium · Northampton, East Midlands
Referee: T. Reeves
Head-to-head (last 6): Northampton 1 · draws 2 · Scunthorpe 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Northampton 2W 1D 2L · Scunthorpe 1W 3D 1L

Northampton 2–0 Scunthorpe (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.8

Corners

against 4.33 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.83 / 3.2

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 2.8 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.17 / 1

Cards

against 1.33 / 0.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

2.71 yellows

Referee · T. Reeves

1.43 home / 1.29 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Northampton for / against	Line	Scunthorpe for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 9.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.83 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.2 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.33 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.6 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: T. Reeves — 2.71 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (1.43 to the home side, 1.29 to the away side).

Home 1.43Away 1.29

Northampton

Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. 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
M. Miller n 8	69.4	3.2 8/7	1.1 4/2	—
N. Kabamba n 8	46.5	2.7 6/3	2.4 5/3	—
K. Etete n 5	75.6	2.4 5/3	1 3/1	—
S. Nelson n 8	61.6	2 6/3	0 0/0	—
B. Ashley-Seal n 8	23.3	1.9 4/0	1 2/0	—

Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Etete n 5	75.6	2.4 4/3	1.4 3/2
S. Hoskins n 8	80.5	2 8/2	0.4 3/0
M. Pinnock n 8	73	1.2 4/2	0.9 4/1
R. Watson n 8	59.1	1.1 3/3	0 0/0
J. Guthrie n 8	90	1 4/3	0.5 3/1

Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Flores n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Etete n 5	75.6	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
M. Pinnock n 8	73	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
B. Ashley-Seal n 8	23.3	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. Mills n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Flores n 8	55.9	3.6 5/5
A. Koiki n 8	33.3	2.7 4/2
B. Morris n 8	86.8	2.5 8/4
S. McWilliams n 8	70.1	2.1 5/3
M. Miller n 8	69.4	2.1 6/5

Northampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	3.4 8/5
J. Mitchell n 8	90	3 6/5
J. Maxted n 8	90	2.1 4/2

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. 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
A. Jarvis n 8	40.4	3.1 6/4	2 4/2	—
J. Scrimshaw n 8	33.8	3 4/3	0.7 2/0	—
L. Thompson n 5	70.8	2.3 4/2	0.8 2/1	—
M. Hippolyte n 8	48.1	2.3 4/2	1.2 2/2	—
T. Howe n 8	67.1	2 7/3	1.3 4/1	—

Scunthorpe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. van Veen n 8	61.6	2 5/3	0.7 3/1
R. Loft n 8	65.6	1.4 5/2	0.7 4/0
H. Bunn n 5	85.6	1.3 5/1	0.8 4/0
J. McAtee n 8	50.6	1.3 4/2	1.1 4/1
J. Scrimshaw n 8	33.8	1.3 3/1	1 3/0

Scunthorpe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+
J. Scrimshaw n 8	33.8	0.7 2/0
R. Loft n 8	65.6	0.2 1/0
M. Hippolyte n 8	48.1	0.2 1/0
A. Beestin n 8	77.5	0.1 1/0
E. Onariase n 8	90	0 0/0

Scunthorpe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Thompson n 5	70.8	3.8 4/2
J. Karacan n 8	72.1	3.1 8/4
T. Pugh n 8	71.5	3.1 7/4
L. Spence n 8	64.5	3.1 5/4
A. Beestin n 8	77.5	2.8 7/5

Scunthorpe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Watson n 8	84.4	2.9 6/5
M. Howard n 8	90	1.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Northampton		Scunthorpe
53%	Possession	47%
22	Shots	4
7	Shots on target	0
9	Shots off target	1
6	Blocked shots	3
16	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	6
2	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
0	Saves	3
358	Passes	320
69%	Pass accuracy	62%

Northampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. McGowan	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
J. Guthrie	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.5
A. Koiki	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.7
S. Hoskins	90	1	1	4	3	3	1	0	8.6
J. Flores	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
P. Lewis	90	0	0	4	1	1	2	0	7.3
D. Rose	84	1	0	3	1	3	4	0	8.3
K. Etete	75	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.2
M. Pinnock	63	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
D. Connolly sub	27	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
N. Kabamba sub	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
S. McWilliams sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Scunthorpe player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Watson	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
H. Davis	90	0	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Rowe	90	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Beestin	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
H. Wood	90	0	3	3	0	7.2
L. Thompson	90	0	0	2	Y	7.2
D. Green	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Taft	76	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Jarvis	68	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Hackney	61	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Onariase	20	0	0	0	R	4
A. Perry sub	29	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Scrimshaw sub	22	0	0	0	0	6.2
H. Bunn sub	14	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

NorthamptonWWLLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

ScunthorpeLDDDW

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Northampton 1 · 2 draws · Scunthorpe 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2020-01-28 Northampton 3–0 Scunthorpe
2019-10-12 Scunthorpe 3–0 Northampton
2018-02-17 Scunthorpe 2–2 Northampton
2017-11-18 Northampton 0–3 Scunthorpe
2017-11-14 Scunthorpe 1–0 Northampton
2017-11-04 Northampton 0–0 Scunthorpe

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Northampton#4 pos80 pts46 pl+22 GD

Scunthorpe#24 pos26 pts46 pl-61 GD

Goals per game

Northampton scored1.3

Scunthorpe scored0.63

Northampton conceded0.83

Scunthorpe conceded1.96

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Northampton and Scunthorpe?: In their last 6 meetings, Northampton won 1, Scunthorpe won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Northampton and Scunthorpe?: Recent form — Northampton 2W 1D 2L; Scunthorpe 1W 3D 1L.

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