Stockport County vs Northampton

Stockport County

2 - 1

Northampton

🕒 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Edgeley Park 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Stockport County 3 · Northampton 24

Referee Stats

Scott Oldham

18 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	56%
Draws	33%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Stockport County outshot their opponent (22-4).
Stockport County controlled possession (62%).
Stockport County had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stockport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

40 / 26

Avg: 1.67 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.92

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

1.92

PPG

0.57

1.67

0.70

1.08

1.87

61%

O2.5

52%

61%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Stockport County rank3rd

Northampton rank24th

Stockport County points77

Northampton points35

Stockport County: #3 · 77 pts · GD +13

14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 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.

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

Stockport County last 5 home

L W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals10-4

Record3-0-2

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

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.

Stockport County trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Stockport County score at home87%

Stockport County clean sheet at home30%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Stockport County score first43%

Stockport County win after scoring first70%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stockport County 58% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: Stockport County 32.4' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Stockport County score at home1.67 vs 1.48

Stockport County concede at home1.08 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

Stockport County score 13% above league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: Stockport County are 6% below league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Stockport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

501

326

Passes Accurate

407

221

Passes %

81%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Stokes

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Norwood

11'

11' I. Olaofe

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. McGeehan

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: J. Evans

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Wootton

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Stokes

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Burroughs

2nd substitution · For: M. Dyche

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Osborn

1st substitution · For: T. Edun

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Stokes

2nd substitution · For: L. Bate

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ I. Olaofe

3rd substitution · For: Adama Sidibeh

74'

74' S. Hoskins

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Eaves

3rd substitution · For: K. Edwards

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Guthrie

4th substitution · For: T. Taylor

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Fornah

5th substitution · For: M. Jacobs

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ O. Bailey

4th substitution · For: J. Olowu

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

Stockport County beat Northampton 2-1 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at Edgeley Park.

First half: Stockport County took an early lead at 2' when J. Stokes scored, with the assist credited to O. Norwood, making the score 1-0. I. Olaofe received a yellow card for Stockport County at 11'. Northampton leveled the score at 42' when C. McGeehan scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Northampton made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. McCarthy replacing J. Evans. Stockport County took the lead at 58' when K. Wootton scored, with the assist credited to J. Stokes, making the score 2-1. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Burroughs replacing M. Dyche. Stockport County made their 1st substitution at 72', with B. Osborn replacing T. Edun. Stockport County made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Stokes replacing L. Bate. Stockport County made their 3rd substitution at 72', with I. Olaofe replacing Adama Sidibeh. S. Hoskins received a yellow card for Northampton at 74'. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 79', with T. Eaves replacing K. Edwards. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Guthrie replacing T. Taylor. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Fornah replacing M. Jacobs. Stockport County made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with O. Bailey replacing J. Olowu.

Stockport County used 4 substitutions while Northampton used 5 substitutions. Stockport County got 1 yellow card, while Northampton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Stockport County outshot their opponent (22-4).
Stockport County controlled possession (62%).
Stockport County had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Stockport County vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Stockport County vs Northampton 2 - 1 01 Jan 2026 Northampton vs Stockport County 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

04 Mar 2025 Northampton vs Stockport County 1 - 1 22 Oct 2024 Stockport County vs Northampton 1 - 1