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Luton vs Northampton

Luton
2 - 1
Northampton
🕒 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ James Durkin 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Luton 7 · Northampton 24
Referee Stats
James Durkin
7 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.14
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Luton outshot their opponent (26-12).
  • Luton controlled possession (58%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

37 / 24
Avg: 1.61 / 1.04

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43
Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

13
Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.96
PPG
0.57
1.61
GF
0.70
1.04
GA
1.87
57%
O2.5
52%
61%
BTTS
43%
57%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Luton rank7th
Northampton rank24th
Luton points74
Northampton points35
Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12
17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 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.
39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Luton last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals10-6
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Northampton last 5 away

L L L L L
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.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

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 13%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home87%
Luton clean sheet at home30%
Northampton score away52%
Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first57%
Luton win after scoring first77%
Northampton score first17%
Northampton win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 56% · Northampton 7%
Avg first goal minute: Luton 24.8' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.61 vs 1.48
Luton concede at home1.04 vs 1.15
Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15
Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48
Luton score 9% above league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.
Defensive side: Luton are 9% below league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Luton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
16-30 7
46-60 7
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3

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
6
3
Total Shots
26
12
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
13
7
Shots Inside Box
17
10
Shots Outside Box
9
2
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
11
5
Fouls
6
15
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
436
319
Passes Accurate
369
235
Passes %
85%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
S. Hoskins
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Eaves
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
L. Walsh
Normal Goal · Assist: Emilio Lawrence
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Richards
1st substitution · For: S. Morris
62'
62' C. McGeehan
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ N. Wells
2nd substitution · For: Ali Al Hamadi
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ J. Burroughs
1st substitution · For: C. McCarthy
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ T. Fornah
2nd substitution · For: K. Simon-Swyer
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ M. Jacobs
3rd substitution · For: E. List
76'
76' C. McCarthy
77'
77' J. Guthrie
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Clark
3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Emilio Lawrence
4th substitution · For: G. Kodua
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ S. Hoskins
4th substitution · For: T. Taylor
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ T. Eaves
5th substitution · For: J. Evans
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
K. Naismith
Normal Goal
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ L. Walsh
5th substitution · For: G. Saville
90+1'
90+1' N. Lonwijk
90+4'
90+4' Joshua Keeley

Luton vs Northampton 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Luton beat Northampton 2-1 on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by James Durkin. It was played at Kenilworth Road.

First half: Northampton took the lead at 31' when S. Hoskins scored, with the assist credited to T. Eaves, making the score 0-1. Luton leveled the score at 43' when L. Walsh scored, with the assist credited to Emilio Lawrence, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Luton made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Richards replacing S. Morris. C. McGeehan received a yellow card for Northampton at 62'. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 66', with N. Wells replacing Ali Al Hamadi. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Burroughs replacing C. McCarthy. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. Fornah replacing K. Simon-Swyer. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Jacobs replacing E. List. C. McCarthy received a yellow card for Northampton at 76'. J. Guthrie received a yellow card for Northampton at 77'. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Clark replacing D. van den Berg. Luton made their 4th substitution at 82', with Emilio Lawrence replacing G. Kodua. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Hoskins replacing T. Taylor. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 82', with T. Eaves replacing J. Evans. Luton took the lead at 85' when K. Naismith scored, making the score 2-1. Luton made their 5th substitution at 90', with L. Walsh replacing G. Saville. N. Lonwijk received a yellow card for Luton at 90+1'. Joshua Keeley received a yellow card for Luton at 90+4'.

Luton used 5 substitutions while Northampton used 5 substitutions. Luton got 2 yellow cards, while Northampton got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Luton outshot their opponent (26-12).
  • Luton controlled possession (58%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Luton vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
15 Apr 2026 Luton vs Northampton 2 - 1 25 Oct 2025 Northampton vs Luton 0 - 1