Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Shrewsbury Town will be aiming to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lincoln when they welcome Northampton to their Croud Meadow on Sunday afternoon. The Shrews recorded a morale-boosting win on Boxing Day, but they do not want to stop now. John Marquis should once again start from the bench after failing to convert a penalty in Thursday’s clash, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Cobblers, on the other hand, struggled defensively in a 4-1 loss to Reading, which is probably the main reason why we are going to place our bets on the home team. Both Odimayo and Dobson are in line for a spot in Northampton’s starting XI after the duo came off the bench in the Boxing Day defeat. There are no new injury concerns in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Shropshire.
Highlighted Team (Shrewsbury):
Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Shrewsbury Town are a professional club that play home games at New Meadow stadium, the venue which was opened in 2007 and has the capacity of 10,361. Shrewsbury Town were founded back in 1886, with some reports indicating the club was established at the Lion Hotel.
The Blues wear blue shirts with yellow stripe and blue shorts when playing at home, whilst the colour of their away kit is purple. Mickey Brown holds the club record for most appearances as he played 190 games for the club, scoring 9 goals in the league. Both Wolverhampton and Walsall are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals, but there have always been fireworks in matches between Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United as well.
The two teams face each other in the “A49 derby” and it has to be noted that the Blues have built rivalries with Chester City and Wrexham as well.