Northampton Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Northampton Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Northampton are averaging 2.6 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 5.1 total SOT on average. That puts them 15th of 24 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against York, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Northampton players hit the most shots on target?

Harvey Saunders leads with 5 shots on target across 5 qualifying appearances (1/g, 80% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Northampton player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Northampton's SOT profile look this season?

Northampton are averaging 2.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.5 for a match-total of 5.1. That ranks 15th of 24 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 7.4 shots per game and create 5.3 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against York, the page weights each Northampton attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Northampton take 7.4 shots per game and put 2.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Northampton fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Northampton are currently converting 12% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Northampton player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Harvey Saunders	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Logan Briggs	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
E. List	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Kamarai Swyer	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Owen Dale	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%
Jon Guthrie	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Max Dyche	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Matty Warhurst	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Tyrese Fornah	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Zach Jeacock	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Elliott Moore	defender	8	0	0	0%
James Maxwell	defender	7	0	0	0%
Joe Wormleighton	defender	7	0	0	0%
Sam Hoskins	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Janoi Donacien	defender	4	0	0	0%
Lee Evans	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Sam Chambers	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Jack Perkins	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Josh Powell	defender	1	0	0	0%

Northampton shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Home	0-0	0	0	0
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Port Vale	Away	0-0	0	0	0
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Rotherham United	Home	0-1	3	5	8	Jon Guthrie (1)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Shrewsbury Town	Away	2-0	5	4	9	Owen Dale (2)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	1-0	4	2	6	Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh (1)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Home	1-1	2	5	7	Nathaniel Opoku (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	1-1	1	3	4	Logan Briggs (1)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Away	1-0	6	3	9	Sam Hoskins (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Home	0-0	3	0	3	Jon Guthrie (1)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Leicester City	Away	1-0	2	3	5	Tyrese Fornah (1)

Northampton shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.2
Shots on target against per game: 3.8
Match total shots on target per game: 7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 23 of 24

Northampton Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	3	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	3.5	50%	50%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	10	3.2	60%	40%	20%	10%	0%

Northampton Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	4.17	67%	50%	50%	17%	17%
Away	4	3.25	100%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.8	80%	40%	30%	10%	10%

Northampton Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	7.17	50%	33%	17%	17%	17%
Away	4	6.75	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	10	7	50%	40%	30%	10%	10%

Northampton Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.2	3	3.5
Total shots / match	9.5	10.67	7.75
Share of shots on target	34%	28%	45%
Goals per shot on target	16%	22%	7%
Shots on target per goal	6.4	4.5	14
Shots on target over 2.5	60%	67%	50%
Shots on target over 3.5	40%	33%	50%
Shots on target over 4.5	20%	0%	50%
Shots on target over 5.5	10%	0%	25%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Northampton Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	3.8	4.17	3.25
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	67%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	40%	50%	25%
Shots on target against over 4.5	30%	50%	0%
Shots on target against over 5.5	10%	17%	0%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	17%	0%

Northampton Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7	7.17	6.75
Match shots on target over 6.5	50%	50%	50%
Match shots on target over 7.5	40%	33%	50%
Match shots on target over 8.5	30%	17%	50%
Match shots on target over 9.5	10%	17%	0%
Match shots on target over 10.5	10%	17%	0%

Northampton 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2	67%	33%	33%
Away	2	1.5	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1.8	60%	20%	20%

Northampton 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2	67%	33%	33%
Away	2	1	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1.6	40%	20%	20%

Northampton 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	4	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	2	2.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	3.4	40%	20%	20%	20%

Northampton shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League Two	Rotherham (H)	0-1	3	5	8	-
12 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	2-0	5	4	9	-
5 Sep	League Two	Newport (H)	1-0	4	2	6	-
1 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	1-1	2	5	7	-
29 Aug	League Two	Gillingham (A)	1-1	1	3	4	-
22 Aug	League Two	Crewe (A)	1-0	6	3	9	3
15 Aug	League Two	Swindon (H)	0-0	3	0	3	2
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Leicester (A)	1-0	2	3	5	2
2 May	League One	Plymouth (H)	2-3	4	10	14	8
28 Apr	League One	Barnsley (H)	0-1	2	3	5	2

League Two shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Chesterfield	9	6.56	3.67	10.22	67%
2	Accrington Stanley	9	4.89	4.67	9.56	56%
3	York City	8	5.5	3.75	9.25	50%
4	Colchester United	8	4.13	5	9.13	63%
5	Tranmere Rovers	9	4.33	4.67	9	56%
6	Cheltenham Town	9	3.67	5.11	8.78	67%
7	Barnet	7	4.86	3.86	8.71	57%
8	Swindon Town	9	3.11	5.56	8.67	56%
9	Walsall	8	4	4.38	8.38	50%
10	Grimsby Town	9	4.89	3.11	8	56%
11	Bristol Rovers	9	4.67	3.33	8	33%
12	Crewe Alexandra	9	3.33	4.67	8	44%
13	Crawley Town	7	3.29	4.57	7.86	43%
14	Oldham Athletic	8	4.13	3.63	7.75	50%
15	Rotherham United	9	3.78	3.89	7.67	22%
16	Newport County	9	3.67	4	7.67	33%
17	Salford City	9	4.11	3.44	7.56	44%
18	Gillingham	9	3.56	4	7.56	33%
19	Rochdale	9	3.11	4.33	7.44	33%
20	Shrewsbury Town	9	3.78	3.56	7.33	56%
21	Exeter City	9	3.56	3.33	6.89	33%
22	Fleetwood Town	9	3.33	3.56	6.89	44%
23	Northampton Town	7	3.43	3.14	6.57	29%
24	Port Vale	7	2.86	3.29	6.14	0%

Northampton shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	1	6	3	9	100%
Vs top half	2	3.5	3	6.5	50%
Vs bottom half	5	3.4	3.2	6.6	20%
Vs bottom six	1	2	5	7	0%

Northampton shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	7	3.43	3.14	6.57	29%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	2	3	5	0%
League One	2025/2026	46	2.89	4.91	7.8	41%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	4	3	7	0%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	1	10	11	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	3.3	4.11	7.41	33%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	1	7	8	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	5	5	10	100%

Northampton next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	York (away)	9.25	5.5	3.75	9.25	7	2.25
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Grimsby (away)	8	4.89	3.11	8	5.6	2.4
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Tranmere (home)	9	4.33	4.67	8.4	3.2	5.2

Northampton players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harvey Saunders	attacker	4	7	57%
2	Logan Briggs	midfielder	3	7	43%
3	Jon Guthrie	defender	3	8	38%
4	Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	2	5	40%
5	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	midfielder	2	6	33%

Northampton players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	E. List	attacker	1	3	33%
2	Owen Dale	attacker	1	3	33%
3	Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	1	5	20%
4	Harvey Saunders	attacker	1	7	14%
5	Sam Hoskins	attacker	1	7	14%

York shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	League Two	Gillingham (H)	3-0	6	0	6	-
19 Sep	League Two	Chesterfield (A)	2-0	0	8	8	-
12 Sep	League Two	Swindon (H)	4-0	9	4	13	-
5 Sep	League Two	Crewe (A)	1-1	6	6	12	-
1 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	3-2	5	5	10	-
29 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (H)	2-1	8	2	10	-
22 Aug	League Two	Rotherham (A)	1-1	5	2	7	5
15 Aug	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	3-2	5	3	8	3
3 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crawley (H)	0-2	2	5	7	4
25 Apr	National League	Rochdale (A)	1-1	5	1	6	1