Northampton vs Southampton Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 12 Aug 2025

EFL Cup Betting Preview: Northampton vs Southampton

Northampton host Southampton in this EFL Cup match at Sixfields Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 12 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

We’re backing Northampton +1 on the Asian Handicap against Southampton at -105. There’s money back should the underdogs lose by one goal and we will see a nice return from this bet if they manage to win or draw.

Northampton Town played Bradford City at home in their last game. It was a 0-0 League One draw at Sixfields Stadium.

Southampton claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 2-1 Championship win occurred against Wrexham at St. Mary's. Will Still's men recorded an impressive 75% of possession and had ten shots on goal, with Ryan Manning and Jack Stephens both on target.

League One		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
23	Northampton	40	9	8	23	33	57	-24	33:57	35

Championship		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
7	Southampton	39	17	12	10	63	48	15	63:48	63

Confirmed Lineups

Northampton confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Ross Fitzsimons (GK), Max Dyche, Jordan Willis, Conor McCarthy, Joe Wormleighton, Jack Perkins, Cameron McGeehan, Tyrese Fornah, Dean Campbell, Sam Hoskins, Elliott List.

Southampton confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Alex McCarthy (GK), Ronnie Edwards, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Yukinari Sugawara, Mateus Fernandes, Shea Charles, Ryan Manning, Cameron Archer, Ben Brereton Diaz, Damion Downs.

Northampton vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our top Northampton vs Southampton betting tips, including a match prediction, correct score forecast, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Northampton +1 could be the order of the day in this EFL Cup encounter. We can back the underdogs at -105 and feel confident that they will give a good account of themselves by keeping the scoreline close.

Our job is to consult the latest EFL Cup team news in order to produce the best football predictions. Then we crack on with the job of analysing the stats that are going to be the most effective.

Key Northampton vs Southampton EFL Cup & league stats:

• The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 4 consecutive games at home.
• The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The +1 line has been covered by Northampton in 13 of their last 20 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Southampton in 4 of their last 5 games.

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 51.3% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability close to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

There’s the opportunity to sell goals and that means moving the line until you’re happy with the bet. It means a riskier wager but a bigger potential return from the available odds.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Northampton 1 - 1 Southampton

The teams can be backed at +700 to play out a 1-1 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Sam Hoskins to Score +525

Sam Hoskins (Northampton) has registered three goals in his past six games. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager at +525 which means we need to him to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Sam Hoskins Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+540

First

+1500

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Northampton vs Southampton Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookmakers have Southampton as -208 favourites for this EFL Cup encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 68% likely to triumph. The market suggests that Northampton Town are least likely to win at +510.

For those wanting an alternative, Southampton are -106 on the Half-Time Result market. This means they need to lead at the break, with Northampton being priced up at +450 and the draw is +148.

The Total Goals odds suggest that Over 2.5 is a strong probability in this contest. For the Both Teams to Score betting option, it’s up in the air odds-wise as to whether Yes or No will be the end result.

The best football betting sites are on hand to provide lots of choice to bettors. It’s now the case that you can select from hundreds of markets for all of the EFL Cup matches.

Full-Time Result

1

+510

X

+370

2

-208

Half-Time Result

1

+450

X

+148

2

-106

Double Chance

1X

+155

12

-556

X2

-833

Draw No Bet

1

+320

2

-556

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +1

-105

2 Hcp -1

-135

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+114

Over 2.5

-147

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-122

No

-111

Those interested in favourite Ross Cameron Stewart to find the net first are able to get +430. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes more appeal, then this is +160.

Ross Cameron Stewart (Southampton)

First

+160

Anytime

+430

Tyler Dibling (Southampton)

First

+270

Anytime

+650

Cameron McGeehan (Northampton)

First

+340

Anytime

+900

Mateus Fernandes (Southampton)

First

+410

Anytime

+950

Tom Eaves (Northampton)

First

+460

Anytime

+1200

Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton)

First

+480

Anytime

+1100

Sam Hoskins (Northampton)

First

+540

Anytime

+1500

Joe Aribo (Southampton)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Nathan Wood (Southampton)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Latest EFL Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Northampton Stats

Southampton Stats

Full-Time Result

• 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

• 1 wins have been recorded in the previous 1 matches.
• 0 wins have been recorded in the previous 0 away matches.

Goals

• An average of 1.20 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 1.00 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
• An average of 2.50 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.10 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
• BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

• An average of 2.00 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 1 matches
• An average of 0 goals scored and 0 conceded in the previous 0 away matches
• An average of 3.00 goals per game in the previous 1 matches
• An average of 0 goals per game in the previous 0 away matches
• BTTS Yes in 1 of the previous 1 matches
• BTTS Yes in 0 of the previous 0 away matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 1 of the previous 1 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 0 of the previous 0 away matches

Northampton vs Southampton Lineups & Team News

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