Northampton vs Morecambe Predictions

• Northampton have won 4 of their last 7 matches against Morecambe.
• Northampton have won 8 of their 13 league games at home.
• Morecambe have lost 9 of their 13 away games in League Two.
• Morecambe have lost and failed to score in their last 4 away games.

Northampton have 20pts more than Morecambe despite playing one game fewer

Northampton secured a 2-1 win away at Salford last time out while Morecambe won by that very same scoreline at home to Port Vale, but it is the home side that head into Saturday’s clash as the clear form favourites having picked up three wins and two draws from their last six matches in all competitions.

The hosts have won their last three matches in league and cup while Morecambe have lost their last four matches away from home, failing to score on each occasion. The last two encounters between the pair have ended in stalemates but Northampton have won four of their last seven games against Morecambe and have certainly outplayed their guests this season.

Northampton have a good record at home, picking up eight wins from thirteen matches, while Morecambe have already lost nine times on the road. The hosts average 2.00 points per home game while the visitors average 0.62 points per away game, so you can see why we have backed a home win on Saturday. Northampton score an average of 1.62 goals per home game and concede an average of just 0.69 goals while Morecambe score an average of just 0.62 goals per away game concede an average of 2.00, which is why we have backed a 2-0 home win this weekend.

The hosts have a good clean sheets record in their own backyard

Only 31% of Northampton’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals this season and only 38% of both Northampton’s home matches and Morecambe’s away games have seen both teams score. The hosts have kept clean sheets in an impressive 46% of their home matches this season while Morecambe have failed to score in 46% of their games on the road.

38% of Northampton’s home games have produced exactly 2 goals and a majority of Northampton’s wins this season (7) have been obtained with a margin of 2 goals or more, while a majority of Morecambe’s defeats (8) have had a margin of 2 goals or more, adding further weight to our prediction for a 2-0 Northampton victory on Saturday.

We’re confident that Northampton will win on Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. The hosts have a good record at home while their guest have had plenty of struggles on the road. Northampton have a habit of keeping clean sheets in their own backyard while Morecambe so often fail to score on the road, which is why we are confident of a home win on Saturday.