AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00 Europe/London 📍 The Cherry Red Records Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

AFC Wimbledon 19 · Northampton 24

Referee Stats

Elliot Bell

19 matches · 3.26 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.26
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.16
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	68%
Draws	21%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-9).
AFC Wimbledon controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

AFC Wimbledon (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

25 / 31

Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43

Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22

PPG

0.57

1.09

0.70

1.35

1.87

43%

O2.5

52%

43%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

AFC Wimbledon rank19th

Northampton rank24th

AFC Wimbledon points53

Northampton points35

AFC Wimbledon: #19 · 53 pts · GD -21

38 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AFC Wimbledon last 5 home

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals2-13

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Northampton last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-14

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AFC Wimbledon trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

AFC Wimbledon score at home57%

AFC Wimbledon clean sheet at home22%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

AFC Wimbledon score first43%

AFC Wimbledon win after scoring first70%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AFC Wimbledon 9% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: AFC Wimbledon 30.6' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

AFC Wimbledon score at home1.09 vs 1.48

AFC Wimbledon concede at home1.35 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

AFC Wimbledon score 26% below league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: AFC Wimbledon are 17% above league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

AFC Wimbledon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 3

16-30 0

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

332

284

Passes Accurate

204

142

Passes %

61%

50%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Maycock

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Browne

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ T. Fornah

1st substitution · For: M. Dyche

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jack Perkins

2nd substitution · For: S. Hoskins

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Burroughs

3rd substitution · For: N. Guinness-Walker

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ T. Eaves

4th substitution · For: J. Vale

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Tilley

1st substitution · For: J. Lewis

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Stevens

2nd substitution · For: Omar Bugiel

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Hippolyte

3rd substitution · For: Z. Nelson

80'

80' M. Dyche

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Browne

4th substitution · For: A. Hackford

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Taylor

5th substitution · For: M. Jacobs

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Maycock

5th substitution · For: J. Reeves

AFC Wimbledon vs Northampton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AFC Wimbledon beat Northampton 1-0 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.

First half: AFC Wimbledon took an early lead at 10' when C. Maycock scored, with the assist credited to M. Browne, making the score 1-0. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 31', with T. Fornah replacing M. Dyche.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Jack Perkins replacing S. Hoskins. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Burroughs replacing N. Guinness-Walker. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 55', with T. Eaves replacing J. Vale. AFC Wimbledon made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Tilley replacing J. Lewis. AFC Wimbledon made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Stevens replacing Omar Bugiel. AFC Wimbledon made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Hippolyte replacing Z. Nelson. M. Dyche received a yellow card for Northampton at 80'. AFC Wimbledon made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Browne replacing A. Hackford. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 86', with T. Taylor replacing M. Jacobs. AFC Wimbledon made their 5th substitution at 87', with C. Maycock replacing J. Reeves.

AFC Wimbledon used 5 substitutions while Northampton used 5 substitutions. Northampton got 1 yellow card.