Northampton Town vs Bristol Rovers prediction and preview

Northampton Town vs Bristol Rovers

League Two · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Northampton Town · Bristol Rovers · League Two predictions

The League Two fixture between Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers is scheduled for Saturday 2 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. Northampton Town go into the round 21st, on 14 points from 13 games, while Bristol Rovers are 17th in the table with 16 points from 14.

Northampton Town come into the game with a L-D-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Bristol Rovers's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Northampton Town have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 0 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Bristol Rovers average 0.7 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 2, 2 games were drawn and Bristol Rovers won 6. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 22 Feb 2025, ended Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers.