Exeter City vs Northampton Predictions

Exeter to pile more misery on Cobblers

Exeter are worth backing to win at home to Northampton on Saturday. Gary Caldwell’s side have won five of their last seven League One games at St James Park, while the visitors have lost five of seven away this season.

They are six places and five points above Northampton in the table, but both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season. The hosts are 13th with 11 wins and 13 defeats, while the visitors are 19th with nine wins and 15 losses.

Exeter are keeping things tight defensively this term, having kept five clean sheets in their last seven League One home games.

They are on a roll at home, having won five of their last seven League One games.

The away side are enduring a difficult run of results, having lost five of their last seven League One away games. Northampton have failed to win any of their last seven matches on the road and have only won one of their last ten league matches.

The visitors have been disappointing in front of goal away from home this season, with just 12 goals in 15 games – an average of 0.80 goals a game on the road.

The visitors’ struggles at the back are a major concern. Northampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 of their last 20 League One games and have conceded 24 goals away from home this season, an average of 1.60 goals per game from 15 matches.

Exeter may be able to edge out Northampton in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Four of Northampton’s last six League One games have featured three goals or more, and they have been on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline four times this season.

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Edited by Mark Langdon