Here is a statistical preview for the Cobblers first play-off Leg v Cheltenham Town at the PTS Academy Stadium.

Looking back at this season, we found a few interesting statistics that might be interesting when watching or listening to the game on Thursday.

Matches played at home have accounted for 60% of the Cobblers points.

The Cobblers goals statistics indicate an average of 1.46 goals scored per game so far this season, which is higher than the average number of 1.26 goals scored by each team per match this season in the league, all teams combined in English League Two

The Cobblers have been in the lead for an average duration of 36.2 minutes per match (based on a 90-minute match duration), which is longer than the average duration of 14.2 minutes per match during which their opponents were in the lead in those matches

The Cobblers have also taken the lead 26 times and have conceded an equalizer on 9 occasions, corresponding to a lead-defending rate of 65% (for an opponents’ equalizing rate of 35%).

Of the 18 times that Northampton’s opponents have taken the lead, Northampton have managed to score an equalizer on 5 occasions, corresponding to an equalizing rate of 28%.

A majority of the Cobblers wins have been obtained with a margin of 2 goals or more (11 wins), while 6 of their wins had a 1-goal margin.

The Cobblers score with the most occurences in home matches during the season in the league has been 2 – 0. (5 times)