Northampton vs Stevenage match stats & report

3–1 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 31 · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton · Ref O. Yates

Northampton stats & fixtures · Stevenage stats & fixtures

Northampton beat Stevenage 3–1 in League One on 7 February 2026. Expected goals finished 2.46–2.84. Stevenage had 63% of the ball.

Northampton vs Stevenage match statistics

NorthamptonStevenage

37% Ball possession 63%
2.46 Expected goals (xG) 2.84
11 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 11
7 Corners 3
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 3
4 Yellow cards 3
223 Passes 403
52% Pass accuracy 74%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

27' Goal M. Forbes (assist T. Taylor) Northampton
37' Goal J. Reid (assist H. White) Stevenage
45' Goal T. Eaves Northampton
45+2' Yellow card C. Goode Stevenage
45+3' Yellow card J. Reid Stevenage
61' Yellow card M. Dyche Northampton
71' Yellow card D. Sweeney Stevenage
74' Yellow card E. Moore Northampton
77' Yellow card R. Fitzsimons Northampton
88' Yellow card S. Hoskins Northampton
90' Goal S. Hoskins (assist M. Jacobs) Northampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Northampton

Confirmed 3-4-3 Kevin Nolan

34 R. Fitzsimons

18 M. Forbes 24 E. Moore 35 M. Dyche

12 N. Guinness-Walker 4 D. Campbell 23 T. Taylor 11 K. Simon-Swyer

10 E. List 9 T. Eaves 8 C. McGeehan

Bench L. Burge , S. Hoskins , M. Jacobs , C. McCarthy , J. Vale , J. Wormleighton , J. Perkins

Stevenage

Confirmed

1 F. Marschall Goalkeeper
15 C. Goode Defender
6 D. Sweeney Defender
16 L. Freestone Defender
2 L. James-Wildin Midfielder
8 D. Phillips Midfielder
18 H. White Midfielder
14 S. Earley Midfielder
10 D. Kemp Attacker
7 H. Cornick Attacker
19 J. Reid Attacker

Bench T. Ashby-Hammond , J. Houghton , B. Lubala , C. Piergianni , J. Roberts , L. Thompson , C. Campbell

Form guide

Northampton at home

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stevenage away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Northampton vs Stevenage head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Aug 25	Stevenage v Northampton	2–0
1 Jan 25	Northampton v Stevenage	0–0
3 Dec 24	Stevenage v Northampton	2–0
26 Dec 23	Stevenage v Northampton	3–0
5 Aug 23	Northampton v Stevenage	0–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Northampton vs Stevenage head-to-head record