Salford City are set to host Northampton Town this Saturday.
Salford may be missing 3 squad players due to the international break, but it’s the Cobblers who are without several 1st team players suffering long-term injuries.
Going into the fixture, the Ammies haven’t dropped a single point since a 3-3 draw with Accrington Stanley away. Since then, they’ve only conceded six in their last eight games. Despite their amazing form in the league, the cup hasn’t been as kind, having recently gone out against National League side Carlisle United in a 1-0 loss.
Northampton’s form, however, must improve if they are to survive the drop to non-league, having only accumulated points out of a possible. October was a good month, accumulating 2-0 wins against Colchester and Grimsby and managing draws against York and Accrington. However, their overall season leaves a lot to be desired with October giving the Cobblers 57% of their overall points.
Despite this solid form in the last month, Northampton will still need to be at their best to overcome Salford at the top.
Even though this is the only weekend to be impacted by the international break for the Ammies, it still takes out their joint top assister in Kallum Cesay, who will be representing Sierra Leone against DR Congo in Africa Cup of nations qualifiers. However, his fellow top assister Luke Molyneux is available.
Looking at the teams head-to-head, the two sides have only played each other six times with Northampton having the most wins in three, with Salford winning twice and one draw.
Their latest outing saw Salford take the three points in a 2-1 win in January 2023 as Northampton had spent the last three seasons in League One.
