Northampton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ross Joyce
- Assistant 1 Daniel Guest (England)
- Assistant 2 Jonathon Block (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 08 Mar Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W 04 Mar Stockport County FC H 1–1 D 01 Mar Exeter City FC A 1–1 D 25 Feb Barnsley FC H 1–2 L 22 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D 11 Mar Stevenage FC H 2–1 W 08 Mar Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W 04 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L 01 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 25 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Northampton Town FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Max Dyche has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Tomoki Iwata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
- 17' Tomoki Iwata puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 32' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ali Koiki suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Tyler Magloire has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' Jay Stansfield is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 47' GOAL! Keshi Anderson scores on 45. Assisted by Christoph Klarer
- 52' It’s high time Kevin Nolan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 62' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Keshi Anderson departs to be replaced by Emil Hansson.
- 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 382 games and scored 397 goals.
- 70' TJ Eyoma is replacing Akin Odimayo for the Northampton Town FC side.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Krystian Bielik, as he is very good at scoring at Sixfields Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 77' The whistle greets Ben Perry as he departs to be replaced by William Hondermarck.
- 82' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 85' The whistle greets Aaron McGowan as he departs to be replaced by Ali Koiki.
- 86' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Alfons Sampsted departs to be replaced by Krystian Bielik.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Lee Burge.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Northampton Town FC
Starting XI- 18
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3
Aaron McGowan ↓ Ali Koiki 85'
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- 16
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22
Akin Odimayo ↓ TJ Eyoma 70'
- 35
- 15
- 10
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Ben Perry ↓ William Hondermarck 77'
Bench- 6
- 11
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14
Ali Koiki ↑ 85'
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23
William Hondermarck ↑ 77'
- 24
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28
TJ Eyoma ↑ 70'
- 13
Coach Kevin NolanBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 30
- 25
- 21
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14
Keshi Anderson ↓ Emil Hansson 62'
- 24
- 23
- 20
- 28
- 4
- 18
- 13
Bench- 31
- 10
- 45
- 9
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6
Krystian Bielik ↑ 86'
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7
Emil Hansson ↑ 62'
- 12
Coach Chris Davies -
Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-08 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC W 2025-03-04 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-25 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2025-02-22 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC WBirmingham City FC Form
2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-03-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-02-25 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Leyton Orient FC W