Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Stevenage
Match Time & Date:
03/12/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Northampton
Stevenage play host to Northampton Town at their Lamex Stadium on day 18 of the new League One campaign. The Boro aim to put an end to their five-game winless run and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Cobblers. Both Nick Freeman and Jamie Reid should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as substitutes in the FA Cup loss to Mansfield, with Elliott List and Jake Young likely to drop to the bench.
Northampton, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Wigan Athletic. The visitors failed to win the previous five league matches and given Stevenage’s need for points, we are tempted to put our money on the home team. The likes of Patrick Bough, Ali Koiki, Jack Sowerby, and Timothy Eyoma should miss out with injuries for the visiting team, adding to their woes.
Highlighted Player (Jake Taylor):
Jake Taylor is a product of the Reading football academy who plays for Exeter City in the League Two. Taylor spent his youth career at Reading, and he continued wearing the blue and white shirt at senior level.
After scoring two goals in 31 appearances with the Royals in the league, the English footballer spent several seasons on loan at the likes of Aldershot Town, Exeter City, Cheltenham Town, Crawley Town, Leyton Orient, and Motherwell. In 2016 Jake Taylor returned to Exeter City, signing a permanent deal with the St James Park outfit.
Despite being born in Ascot, England, on December 1, 1991, Taylor represents Wales on the international stage. He has ten caps with the Wales U21 team, and he made his debut with the Dragons at the senior level in a 2-1 win over Cyprus on October 13, 2014. His primary position is central midfielder.
Highlighted Team (Northampton):
Northampton are a professional football club that compete in the League Two, the English fourth tier. The Cobblers play their home matches at Sixfields Stadium, the venue that has a capacity of 7,798. Northampton Town are well known for their claret and white home kit, while black is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Northampton did well to make it to the Charity Shield final in 1909, with the team suffering a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United in the title game. The Cobblers are holding the record for the shortest time taken to secure promotion from the bottom tier to the top flight and relegated back down to the bottom again. Northampton Town managed to do so in only nine years.
Peterborough united are regarded as the club’s main rivals, with other significant rivalries including the likes of Oxford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Cambridge United, Coventry City, and Rushden & Diamonds.
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