On Wednesday night, Northampton and Mansfield Town meet at Sixfields Stadium, in the second leg of the League Two promotion semi-finals. The first leg ended in a 2-1 victory for the visitors.
The Cobblers know what they have to do to have any chance of making it to the play-off final. The first leg defeat was a big blow, but Jon Brady’s team will still feel like they have a chance of making it through.
🙌All to play for on Wednesday and we will need every single one of the #shoearmy in full voice! pic.twitter.com/9ugBJKu4Lp— Northampton Town (@ntfc) May 15, 2022
🙌All to play for on Wednesday and we will need every single one of the #shoearmy in full voice! pic.twitter.com/9ugBJKu4Lp
The 2-1 defeat in the first leg ended a six-game unbeaten run in the fourth tier for Northampton, who had recorded four wins and two draws in the run.
Their recent league matches have certainly not been short of goals, as four of their last five League Two matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
Northampton have been difficult to beat at Sixfields of late, as they have lost just one of their last nine home games in the league. They are also unbeaten in four home matches in the fourth tier.
The visitors head into this contest on the back of a five-game unbeaten run in League Two. Like the hosts, the visitors will have been highly disappointed not to have gone up automatically. However, back-to-back draws at the end of the regular 46-game season cost them an automatic position in League One.
Town continued their prolific trend in front of goal in the first leg of this play-off, as they scored at least two goals for the fifth straight league match.
Town has struggled for victories on their travels in League Two though, as they have won just once in their previous five away games in the league.
Well, Forebet predicts that this game will once again finish 2-1, but this time to the home side, which would take this semi-final into extra-time and maybe even penalty kicks.