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Northampton face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 20 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2004, with Shrewsbury Tn. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Shrewsbury Tn. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League Two with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Cobblers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |