Shrewsbury Town FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shrewsbury Town FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
- Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
- Assistant 1 Daniel Smith (England)
- Assistant 2 Steve Durnall (England)
22 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D 26 Dec Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W 21 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D 14 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–4 L 07 Dec Cambridge United FC A 1–4 L 04 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D 26 Dec Reading FC A 1–4 L 21 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 0–5 L 14 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L 09 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W 03 Dec Stevenage FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Northampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Shrewsbury Town FC and Northampton Town FC is underway.
- 4' Northampton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
- 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
- 14' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Rossiter suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' Shrewsbury Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' Shrewsbury Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 39' It’s high time Kevin Nolan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 58' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam McCarron is hanging Akin Odimayo on the field on 58 minute.
- 60' Aaron Pierre puts Shrewsbury Town FC on the lead.
- 63' Goal! Cameron McGeehan scores his 27 goal in 385 matches.
- 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 69' The whistle greets John Marquis as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Kayode.
- 70' Tom Bloxham is replacing George Lloyd for the Shrewsbury Town FC side.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Bloxham, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Liam McCarron is replaced by Jack Baldwin.
- 86' It’s gonna be a card for Joshua Kayode.
- 90' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Jack Baldwin is replaced by Jordan Willis.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
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27
John Marquis ↓ Joshua Kayode 69'
- 17
- 16
- 2
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14
Taylor Perry ↓ Jordan Rossiter 69'
- 5
- 6
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9
George Lloyd ↓ Tom Bloxham 70'
- 3
- 19
Bench
- 1
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4
Jordan Rossiter ↑ 69'
- 23
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18
Tom Bloxham ↑ 70'
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10
Joshua Kayode ↑ 69'
- 29
- 12
Coach Gareth AinsworthNorthampton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 9
- 5
- 3
- 12
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22
Akin Odimayo ↓ Liam McCarron 58'
- 23
- 28
- 10
- 13
- 30
Bench
- 26
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17
Liam McCarron ↑ 58'
- 6
- 36
- 41
- 40
- 47
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Daniel Udoh 2 Cameron McGeehan 2 Dara Costelloe 2 Ryan Watson 1 Cheyenne Dunkley 1 Aaron Pierre 1 John Marquis 1 Aaron McGowan 1 Head to Head
Shrewsbury Town FC Form
2024-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-12-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-12-07 Cambridge United FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC LNorthampton Town FC Form
2024-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-12-26 Reading FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2024-12-21 Northampton Town FC 0–5 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-12-14 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC L 2024-12-09 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2024-12-03 Stevenage FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.4 Shrewsbury Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 Northampton Town FC xGI would bet for: Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw 73%Draw or Northampton Town FC 55%Shrewsbury Town FC or Northampton Town FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.2%0 – 0 10.9%2 – 1 8.6%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 4.5%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 3.8%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC
Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 22% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.