Updated 2 November 2026.
Northampton Town host Oldham Athletic at Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday 3 November, kick-off 7:45pm UK, in a League Two game between two clubs at the wrong end of the table. Northampton sit 20th with 14 points from 12 games and Oldham are 21st on 12 points from 13, so the gap is two points, with Northampton having played a game fewer.
Northampton have conceded 9 goals all season, the 2nd fewest in the division, and scored the same number, the fewest. Oldham have scored 14 and let in 19.
Northampton have lost only one of their last five, a 0-1 home loss to Tranmere on 20 October. Around that came a 2-0 win at Grimsby, a 2-0 home win over Colchester and two 1-1 draws away, the latest at Accrington on Saturday. They have kept a clean sheet in 33% of their games, the 4th highest rate in the league, though their goals average is just 0.75 a game.
Oldham's recent run is rougher. They lost 0-1 at home to Crawley on Saturday, after a 1-1 draw at Barnet and a 3-0 defeat at Walsall. Before those came a 4-1 win over Cheltenham on 17 October and a 0-0 home draw with Accrington. They have won 3 of 13 and lost 7.
Our model projects 1.24 goals for Northampton and 1.23 for Oldham.
Northampton Town possible starting lineup:
Jeacock; Donacien, Guthrie, Moore; Evans, Lemonheigh-Evans, Wormleighton, Powell; Fornah, Dale; Warhurst
Oldham Athletic possible starting lineup:
Hudson; Sutton, Daniels, Monthe, Robson; Pett, Norburn, Hill; Appiah-Forson, Fawunmi; Fondop
Mike Fondop, the Oldham striker, has had at least one shot in 13 straight games, averaging 2.2 a game. His one-shot price is 1.03 at midnite.
For Northampton, Matty Warhurst has had a shot in five straight games and averages 2.8 a game, with the one-shot price at 1.04 at midnite. He has also committed a foul in five straight games. Right winger Owen Dale has committed a foul in seven straight games, averaging 1.9, and Oldham left-back Jamie Robson has done so in five straight, averaging 1.8.
Joe Wormleighton has made a tackle in nine straight games and averages 4.3 a game from right-back. In midfield, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans has made a tackle in five straight games, averaging 2.8, and Oldham's Keenan Appiah-Forson has made one in eight straight, averaging 1.8.
We make this almost a three-way split. Northampton win in 36% of our simulations, Oldham in 35% and the draw in 29%. The best prices are Northampton 2.37 at Ladbrokes, the draw 3.30 and Oldham 3.00 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town win | 2.37 (Ladbrokes) | 36% |
| Draw | 3.30 (bet365) | 29% |
| Oldham Athletic win | 3.00 (bet365) | 35% |
| Both teams to score | 1.83 (bet365) | 51% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.36 (midnite) | 72% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2.10 (Ladbrokes) | 45% |
We predict a 1-1 draw, the single likeliest scoreline at 14%. A 1-0 home win is next at 10%, with 0-1 and 0-0 both at 9%.
Both teams to score is 1.83 at bet365 and we put it at 51%. Both teams have scored in 33% of Northampton's games, the 3rd lowest rate in the league, and in 46% of Oldham's, the 5th lowest. Over 2.5 goals is 2.10 at Ladbrokes and we rate it at 45%. It has landed in 0% of Northampton's games, the lowest rate in the league, and in 46% of Oldham's, the 9th lowest.
Northampton Town host Oldham Athletic in League Two at Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday 3 November 2026, kick-off 7:45pm UK. It is a regular-season fixture in the 2026/27 campaign, with Northampton 20th and Oldham 21st in the table.
We predict a 1-1 draw for Northampton vs Oldham in the 2026/27 League Two, the likeliest single scoreline at 14%. Northampton have a 36% chance of winning, Oldham 35% and the draw 29%.
Our model has Northampton Town narrowly ahead of Oldham Athletic in the 2026/27 League Two, at a 36% chance of winning to Oldham's 35%, with the draw at 29%. Northampton are 20th on 14 points and Oldham 21st on 12.
We give both teams to score a 51% chance in Northampton vs Oldham in the 2026/27 League Two. Northampton have a 33% both-teams-to-score rate this season, the 3rd lowest in the league, and Oldham 46%.
Mike Fondop has had at least 1 shot in 13 straight League Two games for Oldham Athletic, averaging 2.2 a game, going into Northampton vs Oldham in the 2026/27 season. He is in our possible starting lineup for Oldham.
Northampton Town are 20th in League Two on 14 points from 12 games, and Oldham Athletic are 21st on 12 points from 13. Just 2 points separate them in the 2026/27 table.
Our possible starting lineups for Northampton vs Oldham in the 2026/27 League Two on 3 November are Jeacock; Donacien, Guthrie, Moore; Evans, Lemonheigh-Evans, Wormleighton, Powell; Fornah, Dale; Warhurst for Northampton, and Hudson; Sutton, Daniels, Monthe, Robson; Pett, Norburn, Hill; Appiah-Forson, Fawunmi; Fondop for Oldham.