Northampton Town FC

Football England - EFL League One Sixfields Stadium Sat 15 Mar 11:00

Birmingham City FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  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.

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
1 Birmingham logo Birmingham 36 25 8 3 59 24 35 59:24 83
19 Northampton logo Northampton 37 10 12 15 37 54 -17 37:54 42
View Full Table

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.

Expert League One Analysis

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 vs Birmingham Prediction

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.

If you’re searching for a larger price, then there’s the opportunity to move the line. Select from a host of choices and get paid out if your selection lands.

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.

Our Pick

Northampton Asian Hcp +1 @ -125 Bet Now Bet365 logo
Gamble responsibly 18+. All odds are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change. To use the Bookmaker Live Streaming services you will need to be logged in and have a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. Geo-restrictions apply.
Published 16:39, 13 March 2025

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 61% probability of winning, Birmingham City might become a popular accumulator pick at their current betting odds. That is reflected in their -154 price of winning this League One clash. Northampton Town are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +425.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at -143.

If you fancy Northampton Town but want money back if this League One match is a draw, then you can get +275. You can bet on Birmingham City at -400 on the Draw No Bet market.

Best Betting Offers

Team Stats

Northampton logo Northampton Stats

Birmingham logo Birmingham Stats

Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 8 wins, 1 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

If you’re wanting the latest Northampton vs Birmingham team news, then you’ve come to the right place. Get the best information.

Northampton vs Birmingham Lineups

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

England FlagLeague One Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Birmingham 36 25 8 3 59:24 83
2 Wrexham 37 21 8 8 51:30 71
3 Wycombe 36 19 11 6 61:34 68
4 Charlton 37 19 9 9 49:32 66
5 Stockport 37 18 11 8 53:34 65
6 Huddersfield 37 18 7 12 52:34 61
7 Bolton 37 18 6 13 59:55 60
8 Reading 37 16 11 10 52:46 59
9 Leyton Orient 37 17 5 15 53:38 56
10 Barnsley 37 15 7 15 51:53 52
11 Blackpool 37 12 15 10 55:50 51
12 Lincoln 37 13 10 14 53:45 49
13 Stevenage 37 13 10 14 35:38 49
14 Rotherham 36 12 9 15 40:42 45
15 Mansfield 37 12 8 17 43:51 44
16 Exeter 36 12 8 16 40:51 44
17 Wigan 36 11 10 15 33:36 43
18 Peterborough 36 11 9 16 53:60 42
19 Northampton 37 10 12 15 37:54 42
20 Bristol Rovers 37 12 6 19 39:60 42
21 Burton 37 8 12 17 38:53 36
22 Crawley 37 7 9 21 39:71 30
23 Cambridge 37 7 8 22 35:61 29
24 Shrewsbury 37 7 7 23 34:62 28
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Birmingham 19 16 3 0 33:8 51
2 Wrexham 19 13 4 2 33:14 43
3 Charlton 19 12 5 2 27:12 41
4 Reading 19 12 4 3 31:15 40
5 Stockport 18 11 4 3 29:17 37
6 Wycombe 18 10 5 3 24:11 35
7 Bolton 19 10 3 6 34:28 33
8 Rotherham 18 9 4 5 26:18 31
9 Huddersfield 19 9 4 6 23:16 31
10 Bristol Rovers 18 9 4 5 28:24 31
11 Leyton Orient 19 9 3 7 27:16 30
12 Lincoln 18 8 4 6 31:19 28
13 Stevenage 19 8 4 7 23:20 28
14 Peterborough 18 7 5 6 32:28 26
15 Exeter 18 7 4 7 26:27 25
16 Blackpool 18 4 11 3 25:23 23
17 Northampton 18 6 5 7 19:25 23
18 Mansfield 18 6 4 8 19:22 22
19 Wigan 18 6 4 8 17:20 22
20 Barnsley 18 5 6 7 25:29 21
21 Cambridge 18 5 4 9 20:25 19
22 Crawley 18 4 6 8 20:27 18
23 Shrewsbury 19 5 3 11 18:30 18
24 Burton 18 3 5 10 21:29 14