Stevenage vs Northampton Town

16 August 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Tom Reeves

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Daniel Kemp 67’
  • Gassan Ahadme 82’

Match summary

Stevenage beat Northampton Town 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Daniel Kemp put Stevenage ahead with a header in the 67th minute and Gassan Ahadme made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Stevenage created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Northampton Town's 0.78 from 9.

Key events

Stevenage Northampton Town
Kick-off
20’
33’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Daniel KempHeader1-0 (Stevenage)
67’
Phoenix PattersonShot on target
78’
Gassan AhadmeRight foot shot2-0 (Stevenage)
82’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.78 67’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), 1-0 67’ 82’ Gassan Ahadme (Stevenage), 2-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.78 67’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), 1-0 Kemp 67’ 82’ Gassan Ahadme (Stevenage), 2-0 Ahadme 82’
Stevenage 1.27 xGNorthampton Town 0.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Stevenage attacking 
67’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 75’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 82’ Gassan Ahadme (Stevenage), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 11’ Chem Campbell (Stevenage), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 88’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Charlie Goode (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Jordan Houghton (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Harvey White (Stevenage), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Chem Campbell (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Phoenix Patterson (Stevenage), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 75’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 82’ Gassan Ahadme (Stevenage), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 11’ Chem Campbell (Stevenage), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 88’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Charlie Goode (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Jordan Houghton (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Harvey White (Stevenage), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Chem Campbell (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Phoenix Patterson (Stevenage), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Stevenage 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Marschall
Goode
Piergianni
Butler
James-Wildin
Houghton
White 80’
Campbell 60’
Kemp
Roberts 89’
Reid 81’
Northampton Town 3-3-1-3 Starting XI
Burge
McCarthy
Dyche
Forbes
Campbell
Fornah
Burroughs
McGeehan 63’
Hoskins
Wheatley
List 77’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 0 40 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ – – 1 3 2 24 1 – – –
90′ 2 2 – 12 7 24 – – – –
90′ – 2 1 12 11 28 1 – –
90′ 1 – 2 7 4 27 2 – –
Jasper Pattenden Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – 1 – – – – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – 1 15 1 0.55 5 – 10 1 2 –
Harvey White Taken off
80′ – – 26 1 0.14 – – 2 – 2 –
Jordan Roberts Taken off
89′ – – 17 1 0.08 3 – 9 3 1 –
90′ 1 1 21 2 0.22 – – 1 3 1 –
Chem Campbell Taken off
60′ – – 11 – 0.02 – – – – – –
Phoenix Patterson Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 4 1 0.18 – – – – – –
Daniel Phillips Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 5 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Jamie Reid Taken off
81′ – – 1 – 0.06 0.01 – 6 1 15 –
Gassan Ahadme Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 1 1 0.15 0.00 – 4 1 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Stevenage win 56% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Northampton Town win 17% Avg odds 5.55

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.