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Match insight

Exeter City and Northampton Town both sit clear of any zone pressure right now, making this a fairly even contest on the numbers. Exeter City currently sit 9 places and 5 points above Northampton Town in the table — 14th against 23rd. Exeter City have taken 7 points from their last 5, against 5 for Northampton Town over the same stretch. Worth flagging: Northampton Town sit well below what our metrics imply, roughly 7 places under their underlying-strength rank.