+0.12 points a game is the venue form gap, in Northampton Town's favour: Northampton Town takes 0.96 a game at home over the last two seasons, Newport County 0.84 away.
Northampton Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season in the League One. Newport County: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Northampton Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 1. Last season at home in the League One: won 6, drew 4, lost 13 of 23, scoring 23 and conceding 31 -- 0.96 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Crawley Town 1-1 at home; drew with Gillingham 1-1 away; lost to Crewe Alexandra 0-1 away; drew with Swindon Town 0-0 at home; lost to Plymouth Argyle 2-3 at home in the League One. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (10, 7, 4 apiece), most recently Chris Hogg with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Newport County -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 7. Last season away: won 6, drew 3, lost 14 of 23, scoring 24 and conceding 40 -- 0.91 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Salford City 1-2 away; drew with Tranmere Rovers 2-2 at home; lost to Bristol Rovers 3-5 away; beat Rochdale 3-0 at home; beat Barrow 2-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 4 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Hayden Mullins. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:09 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.