Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town Tips, Predictions and Odds
Shrewsbury Town host Northampton Town in matchday 2 of League One on Saturday 19th September, 3:00pm at Montgomery Waters Meadow. The hosts currently sit in 15th place in the table having drawn against Portsmouth 0-0 last time out, while the visitors are in 9th after their 2-2 draw against AFC Wimbledon.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English professional football club in based in Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England, which plays in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at New Meadow.
The club was formed in 1886 and was elected to the Football League in 1950. The club has since competed in each of the lower three tiers of the Football League, in addition to one season spent in the Conference Premier in 2003–04. It has also competed in the Welsh Cup, winning it six times.
Between 1910 and 2007, the club was based at Gay Meadow on the banks of the River Severn. Since 2007, the club have played at the New Meadow, with a capacity of 9,875.
Here s a look at THE cobblers head to head v Shrewsbury Town. With the Cobblers win 20 and drawing 11 and losing 22. Anything could happen in todays match.
Shrewsbury Town missed the chance to go top of League One as they were held at relegation-threatened Northampton.
Joe Bunney crossed for fellow wing-back Shay Facey to turn in at the back post and put the Cobblers in front.
Both sides went down to 10 men when Abu Ogogo and John-Joe O’Toole were shown straight reds for sparking a melee.
But Shrewsbury levelled minutes later from Jon Nolan’s low 20-yard strike and the visitors were denied victory when Omar Beckles headed against the bar.
Paul Hurst’s side stay second, one point behind leaders Blackburn and four points clear of third-placed Wigan Athletic, who have three games in hand.
With Fleetwood winning at Rochdale, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s Northampton remain in the drop zone on goal difference, having just won once in nine matches.
O’Toole’s dismissal meant that he was sent off in this fixture for the second season running, having also been red carded 11 months ago in a game that also finished 1-1.
Ogogo’s red card was his second of the season, earning him an automatic four-game ban.
Born in Southall, London, Aaron Pierre began his career at home in the youth system with Fulham but was released by the West-London club in 2011.
In 2012, Pierre signed for Brentford, and during the 2013-14 season he went on loan to Cambridge United but failed to nail down a place. Another move came during that season, as he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers before signing a permeant contract with the Chairboys in the next transfer window.
His stint with the Buckinghamshire outfit came to an end when Northampton Town snapped him up in 2017. Pierre joined the Shrews in June 2019 for an undisclosed fee – signing a three-year deal.
Shrewsbury have won 30% of their last 20 home league games and Northampton have lost 35% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Northampton won away in the league was 1 game ago against Cheltenham. The last time Shrewsbury lost a home league game was 1 match ago against Oxford Utd.
Shrewsbury last kept a clean sheet at home 3 games ago, and have kept 8 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Northampton last failed to score away in the league 8 games ago and have missed the net in 3 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 6 league games Shrewsbury has won at home, they scored first 5 times. Of the 7 away games Northampton has lost, they conceded first 3 times.
Neils last Cobblers game was a 3-1 loss away to Exeter city on the 7th December 2019.
So far this season Neil has managed 2 games showing a total of 5 yellow cards and both games being a victories for the away side.
