Northampton v Shrewsbury result

Full-time · Northampton 1–0 Shrewsbury

League One · Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:00 BST · PTS Academy Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Northampton 1–0 Shrewsbury — Northampton won this League One match.

Next for Northampton: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Shrewsbury: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Northampton 1–0 Shrewsbury · League One
Venue: PTS Academy Stadium · Northampton, East Midlands
Referee: R. Joyce
Head-to-head (last 3): Northampton 1 · draws 1 · Shrewsbury 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Northampton 1W 1D 3L · Shrewsbury 2W 2D 1L

Northampton 1–0 Shrewsbury (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 2

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.29 / 2.83

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 3 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 0.67

Cards

against 1.43 / 0.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4 yellows

Referee · R. Joyce

1.67 home / 2.33 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 March 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 March 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Northampton for / against	Line	Shrewsbury for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.14 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	6.17 for · 9.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.29 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.83 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.43 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.67 for · 0.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: R. Joyce — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.33

Northampton

Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Ashley-Seal n 8	37.3	3.6 5/2	2.4 5/2	—
M. Miller n 8	69.3	3.4 8/6	1.1 5/2	—
R. Korboa n 8	22.9	3.4 5/2	3.4 5/2	—
C. Chukwuemeka n 8	19	3 4/1	2.4 3/1	—
A. Jones n 3	10	3 1/0	3 1/0	—

Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Jones n 3	10	3 1/0	3 1/0
R. Watson n 8	89.9	1.4 6/3	0.8 4/2
R. Edmondson n 8	63.5	1.2 4/2	0.9 3/2
S. Hoskins n 8	87.9	1 5/1	0.6 4/1
M. Marshall n 8	58.6	1 3/1	0.4 2/0

Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Jones n 3	10	3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Marshall n 8	58.6	0 0/0	0.8 2/1
R. Watson n 8	89.9	0.6 3/2	0 0/0
S. Hoskins n 8	87.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Miller n 8	69.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/1

Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Chukwuemeka n 8	19	3.6 4/2
S. McWilliams n 8	70.8	3 6/5
J. Mills n 8	87.3	2.7 7/5
B. Morris n 8	81.3	2.5 6/5
M. Marshall n 8	58.6	2.3 5/4

Northampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Mitchell n 8	90	2.4 5/4

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Pyke n 8	9.6	4.7 3/1	0 0/0	—
D. Davis n 8	62	3.3 6/6	1.8 4/3	—
D. Udoh n 8	47	3.1 6/4	2.2 4/3	—
O. Norburn n 8	79	2 7/4	1 6/1	—
C. Main n 8	67	1.8 6/3	2 5/4	—

Shrewsbury — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Edwards n 8	14.6	1.5 2/0	0.8 1/0
S. Goss n 8	77.1	1.3 6/3	0.4 2/1
C. Main n 8	67	1.2 5/1	0.7 4/0
R. Pyke n 8	9.6	1.2 1/0	0 0/0
H. Chapman n 8	60.4	1.1 5/1	0.7 4/0

Shrewsbury — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Edwards n 8	14.6	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
N. Ogbeta n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Goss n 8	77.1	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
H. Chapman n 8	60.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
S. Whalley n 8	58.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/1

Shrewsbury — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Pyke n 8	9.6	7 3/3
J. Daniels n 8	67.6	3.2 5/5
O. Norburn n 8	79	2.4 6/4
D. Davis n 8	62	2.4 6/4
M. Pennington n 8	77	2.2 7/5

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
H. Burgoyne n 8	90	1.9 4/3
M. Šarkić n 8	90	1.6 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Northampton		Shrewsbury
42%	Possession	58%
9	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	1
2	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	5
1	Corners	6
0	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	18
3	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
284	Passes	379
56%	Pass accuracy	68%

Northampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
P. Kioso	90	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	7.7
L. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Mills	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
B. Morris	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.9
S. McWilliams	90	0	0	0	0	0	7	Y	7.2
R. Watson	90	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	7.5
S. Hoskins	90	0	0	3	2	0	0	Y	7.3
D. Rose	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
R. Edmondson	79	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
A. Sheehan sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Shrewsbury player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Šarkić	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
E. Ebanks-Landell	90	0	0	0	1	6.2
A. Pierre	90	0	0	0	2	6.2
D. Love	90	1	0	0	1	6.6
J. Vela	90	1	0	0	2	6.3
D. Davis	90	0	0	1	2	7.3
N. Ogbeta	90	1	0	1	0	6.2
O. Norburn	89	0	0	1	2	7
R. Williams	88	0	0	0	1	6.7
H. Chapman	88	2	1	1	0	6.9
C. Main	79	1	0	2	0	6.6
R. Pyke sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Goss sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Whalley sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Edwards sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Northampton v Shrewsbury — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NorthamptonLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ShrewsburyWDDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Northampton 1 · 1 draw · Shrewsbury 1 · 2 goals/game

2020-09-19 Shrewsbury 1–2 Northampton
2018-03-20 Northampton 1–1 Shrewsbury
2017-08-05 Shrewsbury 1–0 Northampton

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Northampton#22 pos45 pts46 pl-26 GD

Shrewsbury#17 pos54 pts46 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Northampton scored0.89

Shrewsbury scored1.09

Northampton conceded1.46

Shrewsbury conceded1.24

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What is the head-to-head record between Northampton and Shrewsbury?: In their last 3 meetings, Northampton won 1, Shrewsbury won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Northampton and Shrewsbury?: Recent form — Northampton 1W 1D 3L; Shrewsbury 2W 2D 1L.

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