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Northampton travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 21 times.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was just over four years ago, in August 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 14 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Northampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 8 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Shrewsbury Tn.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |