Northampton Town vs Shrewsbury Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Northampton Town vs Shrewsbury Town

League Two · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Northampton Town · Shrewsbury Town · League Two predictions

Northampton Town vs Shrewsbury Town preview

Northampton Town host Shrewsbury Town in the League Two on Saturday 20 February 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. Northampton Town sit 21st on 14 points after 13 matches, while Shrewsbury Town sit 15th on 18 points after 14 matches.

Northampton Town come into the game with a L-D-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Shrewsbury Town's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Northampton Town have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 0 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Shrewsbury Town average 1.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 3, 3 games were drawn and Shrewsbury Town won 4. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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15Shrewsbury Town145361722-518LWWDL
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Northampton Town 3, draws 3, Shrewsbury Town 4.

Team news

Northampton Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh

Shrewsbury Town expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Will Brook, Will Boyle, Sam Stubbs, Josh Ruffels, Kevin Berkoe, Tom Sang, Luca Hoole, Will Gray, Kian McMahon-Brown, George Lloyd, Josh Davison

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