Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Northampton Town will be aiming to secure immediate League One promotion when they take on Barrow on the last day of the season. The Cobblers have been in a fine form of late, with the team beating all Oldham, Harrogate, and Leyton, while sharing the spoils with Exeter. Northampton are seen as favourites to win Saturday’s clash, but they will have to prove their worth on the field.
Midfielder Aaron McGowan, who limped off with injury at the weekend, is unlikely to feature against Barrow. The Bluebirds, on the other hand, have already secured the League Two survival, and given their anything but good displays in back-to-back defeats to Exeter and Swindon, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up vital three points from the match. Both Grayson and Banks are pushing for a start, speaking of the home team.
Highlighted Player (Luke James):
After starting his senior career at Hartlepool United, Luke James moved to Peterborough United in 2014. The English attacker played for the likes of Bradford City and Bristol Rovers on loan as well before joining Forest Green in the 2017/18 season.
After making 14 appearances in the league for the Green Army, Luke James returned to Hartlepool. In the summer of 2020 he joined his current club Barrow. James made his Barrow debut in the League two on September 12, 2009 in a 1-1 draw with Stevenage, and he scored his first goal for the club the following month in a 2-2 draw with Walsall.
His main position is centre-forward, but he is capable of producing fine displays as a winger as well. Born in Amble, England on November 4, 1994, Luke James has a contract with Barrow until July 20, 2020. His preferred foot is right.
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.