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Northampton travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 19 times.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was just over four years ago, in December 1999, the Shrews carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LD3 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 08 May | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 3 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 31 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, seeing them pick up six wins out of six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Cobblers scoring 16 and conceding 4.
Shrewsbury Tn. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 6 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |