In 19 (67.86%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. With 10 minutes to go, they put the icing on the cake as Mark Marshall raced into the box and squared for Hoskins to turn home, and in the 89th minute they put the cherry on top of that as Williams poked in from close range after Exeter failed to deal with a long throw into the box.For Exeter, who finished with 10 men after Dean Moxey's red card just before the hour, it was a third loss at this stage in four years, having also been beaten at Wembley in 2017 and 2018.
"For me, he [Matt Taylor] said he put his most physical team out there, but even with Exeter's most physical team, they are never going to a match, physically, for Northampton.It was also third time lucky for boss Keith Curle, who had previously lost as a manager in the League Two play-offs with Mansfield and Carlisle.Do not miss your chance to land the £250,000 jackpot for a sixth time this season on Saturday. The League Two play-off final kicks off at 7.30pm. The Cobblers won the shot count 25-14 at a Cheltenham side who had conceded only 27 goals in 37 league games prior to that.Both teams have scored in only four of Northampton’s last 13 matches in all competitions and they are well-organised at the back with the extremely reliable Charlie Goode partnered by Scott Wharton and Jordan Turnbull.Playoff finals are often cagey – Tranmere beat Newport 1-0 in extra-time last season – and we predict another low-scoring affair from two disciplined defences.West Brom loanee Callum Morton, who grabbed a brace, links up well with the physical Vadaine Oliver and the pair are provided with some excellent service from assist-king Nicky Adams and lively midfielder Sam Hoskins.After a thorough analysis of stats, recent form and H2H through Bettingsuretips's algorithm, as well as, tipsters advice for the match Exeter vs Northampton this is our Prediction:This is Exeter’s third trip to Wembley in the space of four seasons but they will be hoping things go better in this League Two playoff final than on the other two occasions.It showed plenty of character from Exeter to overturn the tie but, even so, that was a first win in seven matches and Colchester created enough chances – they had 21 shots at St James Park – to feel aggrieved not to be making their way to Wembley.Exeter showed a nice attitude to overturn a first-leg deficit against Colchester but it wasn’t on the same level as Northampton, who overcame a 2-0 loss to dump out Cheltenham.The Grecians lost the first leg 1-0, failing to register a shot on target, and needed an extra-time strike from Ryan Bowman to progress after winning 2-1 in 90 minutes.Northampton may not boast the history of those two fallen giants but it is still not as easy task for Matt Taylor’s Grecians.The Cobblers were in need of a minor miracle after losing at home to Cheltenham in the opening leg but they saved arguably their best performance of the season for the return trip to Whaddon Road, where they ran out comfortable 3-0 winners to book their ticket to Wembley.For Total Goals, we predict Under 2.5, that have a probability of 62%In 2017, Exeter were beaten 2-1 by Blackpool before falling short again 12 months later in a 3-1 defeat to Coventry.Exeter finished seven points clear of the Cobblers in a division that was cut nine games short but they were brushed aside 2-0 in their latest meeting at Sixfields in February and weren’t completely convincing in edging their way past Colchester in the playoff semi-finals.A reproduction of that scintillating second-leg display from Keith Curle’s men at Cheltenham would make them the side to beat in the capital.A Draw in the match has a probability of 35%.With that in mind, Northampton may be able to earn promotion with a clean sheet and our prediction is a 2-0 win.
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