Northampton Town FC
Football England - EFL League One Sixfields Stadium Sat 15 Mar 10:00
Birmingham City FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table
Can Cobblers Make it a Close Game?

Northampton +1 on the Asian Handicap could be the order of the day. We can back them at -125 against Birmingham and benefit if the underdogs draw or win, while there’s stake back if they only lose by a single goal.

1-1 Draw in Last H2H

Northampton Town won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. It was on their travels against Leyton Orient at Gaughan Group Stadium.

Birmingham City won their previous game, beating Stevenage at home. It was a 2-1 victory at St Andrew's Knighthead Park.

Head-to-Head Statistics

A 1-1 draw occurred in the last head-to-head when Birmingham hosted Northampton at the St Andrew's Knighthead Park.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
22 Northampton logo Northampton 35 9 8 18 31 47 -16 31:47 35

Confirmed Lineups

Northampton confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Lee Burge (GK), Max Dyche, Tyler Magloire, Aaron McGowan, Akinwale Joseph Odimayo, Ben Perry, Terry Taylor, Mitchell Pinnock, Cameron McGeehan, Dara Costelloe, Sam Hoskins.

Birmingham confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ryan Allsop (GK), Alfons Sampsted, Christoph Klarer, Ben Davies, Alexander Cochrane, Tomoki Iwata, Seung-Ho Paik, Kieran Dowell, Willum Willumsson, Keshi Anderson, Jay Stansfield.

Northampton vs Birmingham Prediction & Betting Tips

We’re going for Northampton on the Asian Handicap +1 and feel confident that the underdogs can win or draw this League One clash. We feel as though there’s plenty of juice in the odds of -125.

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Northampton vs Birmingham league stats:

  • The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 3 consecutive games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 2 of their last 10 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 1 of their last 5 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 2 consecutive games on the road.
Northampton +1 Probability

The betting sites are estimating that there is a 55.6% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our tipsters in-depth research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Northampton Northampton logo 0 - 0 Birmingham logo Birmingham

When it comes to the correct score, we’re going to take a chance on a 0-0 outcome. We’ll go for the +750 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Northampton vs Birmingham Odds

With the bookies giving them a 60% probability of winning, Birmingham City might become a popular accumulator pick at their current betting odds. That is reflected in their -152 price of winning this League One clash. Northampton Town are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +420.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market.

If you fancy Northampton Town but want money back if this League One match is a draw, then you can get +260. You can bet on Birmingham City at -435 on the Draw No Bet market.

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Team Stats
Northampton logo Northampton League Stats
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Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 8 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
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Northampton vs Birmingham Lineups & Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Northampton vs Birmingham team news.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the League One squads.

Northampton Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Birmingham Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Northampton Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

1 Lee Burge
35 Max Dyche 2 Tyler Magloire 3 Aaron McGowan
22 A. Joseph Odimayo 8 Ben Perry 16 Terry Taylor 10 Mitchell Pinnock
18 Cameron McGeehan 15 Dara Costelloe 7 Sam Hoskins
21 Ryan Allsop
23 Alfons Sampsted 4 Christoph Klarer 25 Ben Davies 20 Alexander Cochrane
24 Tomoki Iwata 13 Seung-Ho Paik
30 Kieran Dowell 18 Willum Willumsson 14 Keshi Anderson
28 Jay Stansfield

Birmingham Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Northampton Substitutes

  • 6Jordan Willis
  • 11James Wilson
  • 13Nikola Tzanev
  • 14Ali Koiki
  • 23William Hondermarck
  • 24Tariqe Fosu
  • 28Timothy Eyoma

Birmingham Substitutes

  • 6Krystian Bielik
  • 7Emil Hansson
  • 9Alfie May
  • 10Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 12Marc Leonard
  • 31Grant Hanley
  • 45B. Peacock-Farrell

Previous Northampton Lineups

08 Mar League One
Leyton Orient 1-2 Northampton
04 Mar League One
Northampton 1-1 Stockport
01 Mar League One
Exeter 1-1 Northampton
25 Feb League One
Northampton 1-2 Barnsley
22 Feb League One
Northampton 2-1 Bristol Rovers
15 Feb League One
Northampton 0-2 Wrexham

Previous Birmingham Lineups

11 Mar League One
Birmingham 2-1 Stevenage
08 Mar League One
Birmingham 1-0 Lincoln
04 Mar League One
Bolton 3-1 Birmingham
01 Mar League One
Birmingham 1-0 Wycombe
25 Feb League One
Birmingham 2-0 Leyton Orient
22 Feb League One
Reading 0-0 Birmingham
Team Squads

Northampton Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Kevin Nolan

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Mitchell Pinnock - - 36 3096 35 1 2 5 5 0
Cameron McGeehan - - 30 2645 30 0 9 3 10 0
Sam Hoskins - - 31 2326 26 5 4 1 6 0
Akinwale Joseph Odimayo - - 32 2240 26 8 0 0 3 1
John Guthrie - - 24 2109 24 0 1 2 4 0

Birmingham Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Chris Davies

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Christoph Klarer - - 33 2917 33 1 0 2 9 0
Alexander Cochrane - - 32 2790 32 0 0 1 5 0
Seung-Ho Paik - - 31 2696 30 1 1 2 1 0
Tomoki Iwata - - 29 2467 29 0 5 1 6 0
Ryan Allsop - - 27 2429 27 7 0 1 5 0
England FlagLeague One Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cardiff 34 22 6 6 68:36 72
2 Lincoln 34 21 8 5 63:31 71
3 Bolton 35 16 13 6 50:34 61
4 Bradford 34 17 7 10 43:38 58
5 Stockport 34 16 8 10 47:43 56
6 Huddersfield 35 15 7 13 55:46 52
7 Reading 34 13 12 9 50:44 51
8 Stevenage 33 14 9 10 37:35 51
9 Wycombe 34 13 11 10 49:36 50
10 Luton 34 13 8 13 43:41 47
11 Peterborough 35 14 4 17 50:49 46
12 Plymouth 34 14 4 16 49:50 46
13 Barnsley 31 12 8 11 53:53 44
14 Wimbledon 33 12 7 14 41:48 43
15 Exeter 33 11 8 14 38:39 41
16 Mansfield 32 10 10 12 39:37 40
17 Burton 34 10 9 15 38:49 39
18 Doncaster 33 11 6 16 36:55 39
19 Wigan 33 9 10 14 35:46 37
20 Blackpool 34 10 7 17 40:54 37
21 Leyton Orient 33 10 6 17 44:56 36
22 Northampton 35 9 8 18 31:47 35
23 Rotherham 33 9 7 17 33:47 34
24 Port Vale 32 6 9 17 26:44 27
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 18 13 4 1 40:15 43
2 Cardiff 17 14 1 2 42:18 43
3 Bradford 17 13 2 2 26:12 41
4 Bolton 17 11 5 1 31:13 38
5 Wycombe 18 11 3 4 36:16 36
6 Huddersfield 17 10 5 2 33:16 35
7 Stevenage 16 9 6 1 19:9 33
8 Reading 18 9 6 3 26:20 33
9 Luton 17 9 5 3 25:15 32
10 Stockport 17 9 4 4 26:21 31
11 Barnsley 15 8 3 4 32:24 27
12 Exeter 16 7 4 5 22:18 25
13 Blackpool 17 7 4 6 25:25 25
14 Peterborough 17 7 3 7 30:22 24
15 Wigan 16 7 3 6 15:12 24
16 Burton 17 7 3 7 21:22 24
17 Mansfield 17 6 5 6 24:18 23
18 Leyton Orient 17 6 5 6 25:23 23
19 Rotherham 17 6 5 6 20:24 23
20 Northampton 18 6 4 8 19:19 22
21 Doncaster 16 6 4 6 21:25 22
22 Wimbledon 15 6 3 6 16:13 21
23 Plymouth 17 6 3 8 22:26 21
24 Port Vale 16 2 6 8 15:21 12