Northampton vs AFC Wimbledon

Northampton

3 - 1

AFC Wimbledon

🕒 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Sixfields Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Northampton 24 · AFC Wimbledon 19

Referee Stats

Carl Brook

17 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	18%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
AFC Wimbledon controlled possession (62%).
AFC Wimbledon had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Northampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

23 / 31

Avg: 1.00 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AFC Wimbledon (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 41

Avg: 1.13 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 1.09

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

0.96

PPG

1.09

1.00

1.13

1.35

1.78

43%

O2.5

57%

52%

BTTS

48%

39%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Northampton rank24th

AFC Wimbledon rank19th

Northampton points35

AFC Wimbledon points53

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

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

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.

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

Northampton last 5 home

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-12

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 last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals1-6

Record1-0-4

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

AFC Wimbledon trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Northampton score at home65%

Northampton clean sheet at home22%

AFC Wimbledon score away61%

AFC Wimbledon clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Northampton score first39%

Northampton win after scoring first56%

AFC Wimbledon score first30%

AFC Wimbledon win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Northampton 8% · AFC Wimbledon 38%

Avg first goal minute: Northampton 31.3' · AFC Wimbledon 55.7'

Vs league average

Northampton score at home1.00 vs 1.48

Northampton concede at home1.35 vs 1.15

AFC Wimbledon score away1.13 vs 1.15

AFC Wimbledon concede away1.78 vs 1.48

Northampton score 32% below league average, while AFC Wimbledon score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Northampton are 17% above league average at home, and AFC Wimbledon are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Northampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

AFC Wimbledon goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 10

76-90+ 10

46-60 8

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

241

414

Passes Accurate

132

310

Passes %

55%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. McCarthy

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Campbell

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Browne

Normal Goal

26'

26' J. Thorniley

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ M. Forbes

1st substitution · For: M. Dyche

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Campbell

2nd substitution · For: K. Simon-Swyer

47'

47' N. Asiimwe

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. McGeehan

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Wheatley

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

C. McGeehan

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McCarthy

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Omar Bugiel

1st substitution · For: M. Stevens

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Asiimwe

2nd substitution · For: R. Nkeng

76'

76' S. Hoskins

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Eaves

3rd substitution · For: J. Burroughs

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Hoskins

4th substitution · For: E. List

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Hippolyte

3rd substitution · For: A. Hackford

85'

85' J. Reeves

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ E. Wheatley

5th substitution · For: K. Edwards

Northampton vs AFC Wimbledon 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Northampton beat AFC Wimbledon 3-1 on Friday, 19 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at Sixfields Stadium.

First half: Northampton took an early lead at 10' when C. McCarthy scored, with the assist credited to D. Campbell, making the score 1-0. AFC Wimbledon leveled the score at 16' when M. Browne scored, making the score 1-1. J. Thorniley received a yellow card for Northampton at 26'. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 39', with M. Forbes replacing M. Dyche.

Second half: Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Campbell replacing K. Simon-Swyer. N. Asiimwe received a yellow card for AFC Wimbledon at 47'. Northampton took the lead at 50' when C. McGeehan scored, with the assist credited to E. Wheatley, making the score 2-1. Northampton extended the lead at 59' when C. McGeehan scored, with the assist credited to C. McCarthy, making the score 3-1. AFC Wimbledon made their 1st substitution at 72', with Omar Bugiel replacing M. Stevens. AFC Wimbledon made their 2nd substitution at 72', with N. Asiimwe replacing R. Nkeng. S. Hoskins received a yellow card for Northampton at 76'. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with T. Eaves replacing J. Burroughs. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 80', with S. Hoskins replacing E. List. AFC Wimbledon made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Hippolyte replacing A. Hackford. J. Reeves received a yellow card for AFC Wimbledon at 85'. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with E. Wheatley replacing K. Edwards.

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