

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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 52.42%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 23.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.64%) and 0-2 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-0 (6.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Northampton Town | Draw | Bolton Wanderers | 
| 23.18% (  -2.74) | 24.4% (  -0.17) | 52.42% (  2.9) | 
| Both teams to score 51.72% (  -2.34) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 50.1% (  -1.71) | 49.9% (  1.71) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 28.11% (  -1.55) | 71.89% (  1.54) | 
| Northampton Town Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 63.85% (  -3.3) | 36.15% (  3.3) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 27.06% (  -3.52) | 72.93% (  3.51) | 
| Bolton Wanderers Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 81% (  0.49) | 19% (  -0.5) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 49.45% (  0.81) | 50.55% (  -0.82) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Northampton Town | Draw | Bolton Wanderers | 
| 1-0 @ 6.99% (  -0.14) 2-1 @ 5.9% (  -0.58) 2-0 @ 3.56% (  -0.41) 3-1 @ 2% (  -0.41) 3-2 @ 1.66% (  -0.31) 3-0 @ 1.21% (  -0.27) Other @ 1.86% Total : 23.18% | 1-1 @ 11.6% (  -0.05) 0-0 @ 6.87% (  0.46) 2-2 @ 4.9% (  -0.4) 3-3 @ 0.92% (  -0.15) Other @ 0.1% Total : 24.4% | 0-1 @ 11.4% (  0.93) 1-2 @ 9.64% (  0.11) 0-2 @ 9.47% (  0.91) 1-3 @ 5.34% (  0.14) 0-3 @ 5.24% (  0.58) 2-3 @ 2.71% (  -0.18) 1-4 @ 2.22% (  0.09) 0-4 @ 2.18% (  0.27) 2-4 @ 1.13% (  -0.05) Other @ 3.09% Total : 52.41% | 

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 46 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 84 | 31 | 53 | 111 | 
| P | Wrexham | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 92 | 
| 3 | Stockport CountyStockport | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 87 | 
| 4 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 85 | 
| 5 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 84 | 
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 78 | 
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 75 | 
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 68 | 
| 9 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 72 | 60 | 12 | 67 | 
| 10 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 64 | 
| 11 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 61 | 
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 61 | 
| 13 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 59 | 
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 57 | 
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 56 | 
| 16 | Exeter CityExeter | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 56 | 
| 17 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 54 | 
| 18 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 68 | 81 | -13 | 51 | 
| 19 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 51 | 
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 47 | 
| R | Crawley TownCrawley | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 83 | -26 | 46 | 
| R | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 44 | 76 | -32 | 43 | 
| R | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 38 | 
| R | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 79 | -38 | 33 | 
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