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Northampton play host to Shrewsbury Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in December 2005, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shrews have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's 63 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Shrewsbury Tn.'s 62 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cobblers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Shrewsbury Tn.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |