We said: Northampton Town 1-2 Lincoln City
With Northampton having finally got another win on the board, they have the momentum heading into this contest. However, given that they only defeated the bottom-placed side, we are backing the visitors to edge this fixture and secure a morale-boosting three points.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lincoln City win with a probability of 47.02%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 26.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.04%) and 0-2 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.54%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-0 (8.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Lincoln City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Lincoln City.