Northampton Town vs Walsall prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Northampton Town vs Walsall

League Two · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

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Northampton Town vs Walsall preview

The League Two fixture between Northampton Town and Walsall is scheduled for Saturday 1 May 2027 at 14:00 UTC at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. Northampton Town sit 21st on 14 points after 13 matches, while Walsall sit 3rd on 22 points after 13 matches.

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 Walsall's recent sequence reads W-L-W-D-D. 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. Walsall average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 3, 2 games were drawn and Walsall won 5. Those games averaged 1.9 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 4 Feb 2023, ended Northampton Town 0-0 Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Walsall135712112+922DDWLW
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Northampton Town 3, draws 2, Walsall 5.

Team news

Northampton Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh

Walsall expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jed Ward, James Connolly, Declan Skura, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Reece Smith, Lewis Simper, Aaron Pressley, Tai Sodje

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