Stockport County vs Northampton Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:1
17/03/2026 at 15:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 38
  • Referee: Oldham S. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
2.860.48
Ball possession
62%38%
Total shots
224
Shots on target
81
Big chances
41
Corner kicks
83
Passes
81% (407/501)68% (220/325)
Yellow cards
11
Expected goals (xG)
2.860.48
xG on target (xGOT)
2.500.39
Total shots
224
Shots on target
81
Shots off target
101
Blocked shots
42
Shots inside the box
132
Shots outside the box
92
Hit the woodwork
10
Headed goals
11
Big chances
41
Corner kicks
83
Touches in opposition box
3616
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
31
Free kicks
88
Passes
81% (407/501)68% (220/325)
Long passes
49% (34/69)34% (30/88)
Passes in final third
78% (156/201)55% (57/104)
Crosses
27% (12/45)13% (1/8)
Expected assists (xA)
2.140.30
Throw ins
2523
Fouls
88
Tackles
61% (22/36)61% (11/18)
Duels won
7541
Clearances
2350
Interceptions
89
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper saves
06
xGOT faced
0.392.50
Goals prevented
-0.610.50

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 2', 1 - 0, Stokes J. , Norwood O. (A),
  • 11', Olaofe T. 🟨,
  • 42', 1 - 1, McGeehan C. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 46', McCarthy C. , Evans J. ,
  • 58', 2 - 1, Wootton K. , Stokes J. (A),
  • 63', Burroughs J. , Dyche M. ,
  • 72', Olaofe T. , Sidibeh A. ,
  • 72', Osborn B. , Edun T. ,
  • 72', Stokes J. , Bate L. ,
  • 74', Hoskins S. 🟨,
  • 79', Guthrie J. , Taylor T. ,
  • 79', Eaves T. , Edwards K. ,
  • 81', Fornah T. , Jacobs M. ,
  • 90+2', Bailey O. , Olowu J. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Stockport County
65.6%
Draw
20.3%
Northampton Town
14.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
61.6% 22.4% 16%

Our Initial ML Estimation

49.3% 17.9% 20%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Stockport County has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4%)
  • Northampton Town has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.9%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Stockport County than the current prediction. (-16.3%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Stockport County that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Northampton Town than the current prediction. (+5.9%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Northampton Town could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Stockport County - Northampton Town Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.43
    (1.49)
    4.61
    (4.1)
    6.58
    (5.73)
    6.6%
    (9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Stockport County - Northampton Town?
  • Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Stockport will win (votes: 8 - 72.7%). Northampton will win (votes: 1 - 9.1%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 18.2%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Stockport: 46.4%99%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of the top teams will play against one of the outsiders (ranked 7 and 23 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
    • Stockport has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Northampton is going through a series of losses (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
    • Northampton may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Recently, Stockport has had a series of away games.
    • In this match, Stockport is the undisputed favorite.
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Stockport won 1 match, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:4. (average 1:0.8).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Stockport won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1. (average 1.5:0.5).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Stockport County - Northampton Town were as follows:
    01.01.2026 Northampton Town - Stockport County 0:0
    04.03.2025 Northampton Town - Stockport County 1:1
    22.10.2024 Stockport County - Northampton Town 1:1
    14.01.2023 Stockport County - Northampton Town 2:0
    24.09.2022 Northampton Town - Stockport County 2:1
    Latest results of Stockport County
    Latest results of Northampton Town
    English League One Table
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Lincoln ✔ 463110589:4148103
    2Cardiff ✔ 462710990:504091
    3Stockport County4622111371:581377
    4Bradford City4622111358:51777
    5Bolton ✔ 461918970:521875
    6Stevenage4621121349:46375
    7Luton4621111468:561274
    8Plymouth462271775:631273
    9Huddersfield4618131574:641067
    10Mansfield4616171362:501265
    11Wycombe4617121769:581163
    12Reading4616151564:60463
    13Blackpool461792054:65-1160
    14Doncaster461792050:69-1960
    15Barnsley4615141768:73-559
    16Wigan4614141849:58-956
    17Burton4613151850:60-1054
    18Peterborough461582364:68-453
    19AFC Wimbledon461582351:72-2153
    20Leyton Orient4614102259:71-1252
    21Exeter4612132152:61-949
    22Port Vale ✔ 4610122436:61-2542
    23Rotherham ✔ 4610112541:71-3041
    24Northampton ✔ 46982939:74-3535

          Promotion ~ Championship
          Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
          Relegation ~ League Two

    Clinched Spots for Teams
    Lincoln is Confirmed as championsnQualified for Championship
    Cardiff is Qualified for Championship
    Bolton is Qualified for League One (Play Offs )
    Port Vale is Relegated to League Two
    Rotherham is Relegated to League Two
    Northampton is Relegated to League Two