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Northampton v Shrewsbury, EFL League One, Fri, 2 Apr 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Fri, 2 Apr 2021

NorthamptonHome
10Full time, half-time 1–0
ShrewsburyAway

Northampton won by 1 goal.

LWDLDLeague form, oldest to newestWLLDL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Sixfields Stadium. Photo: Dwadfish at English Wikipedia, Public domain, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Northampton have 19 scored home results and Shrewsbury 18 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Northampton at home: 1.16 points per match (19 measured matches); Shrewsbury away: 1.50 points per match (18 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Northampton scored 0.79 per home match (19 measured matches); Shrewsbury scored 1.00 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.30 per club appearance across 884 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 37 pooled club appearances (35.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Northampton: 1 wins; Shrewsbury: 1 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half00

The match in numbers

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 9Shots9
  • 6Shots on target1
  • 1Corners6
  • 17Fouls18
  • 3Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Northampton

  • Shots9
  • On target6
  • Goals1

67% of shots on target, 17% of those scored.

Shrewsbury

  • Shots9
  • On target1
  • Goals0

11% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

3 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Northampton wins
1
Draws
1
Shrewsbury wins
Goals / meeting
2.00
6 goals in 3 meetings
Both scored
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Over 1.5
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Northampton clean sheets
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Shrewsbury clean sheets
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Corners / meeting
9.67
3 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.00
3 with card data
  1. Shrewsbury v NorthamptonSat, 19 Sept 2020 · EFL League One 2020-211–2HT 0–1
  2. Northampton v ShrewsburyTue, 20 Mar 2018 · EFL League One 2017-181–1HT 1–0
  3. Shrewsbury v NorthamptonSat, 5 Aug 2017 · EFL League One 2017-181–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Northampton at homeLDLDWL
Shrewsbury awayLLLDLW

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Northampton at home, Shrewsbury away
  • 35%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 89%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 57%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 73%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 47%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 17%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 26%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 14%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.0
    Avg total goals
    League 2.62
    23 + 23 matches
  • 61%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 70%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 24%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 33%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 8.6
    Corners per match
    League 9.98
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 65%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 35%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 54%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 42%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.1
    Cards per match
    League 3.19
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 42%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 13%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 22%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Northampton at home, Shrewsbury away
Northampton (home)Shrewsbury (away)
22Position17
WWDWLLast 5, oldest to newestLDLWL
23Played23
1.26Points per match1.35
35%Win %35%
0.87Scored / match0.96
1.13Conceded / match1.13
2.00Avg total goals2.09
22%Both scored48%
35%Clean sheets39%
57%Failed to score22%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 0.611st half scored / match0.43
  • 0.521st half conceded / match0.48
  • 0.262nd half scored / match0.52
  • 0.612nd half conceded / match0.65
  • 26%Leading at half-time26%
  • 61%1st half over 0.561%
  • 30%1st half over 1.517%
  • 70%2nd half over 0.561%
  • 17%2nd half over 1.544%
  • 13%Scored in both halves9%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Northampton at home, Shrewsbury away, this season.

Goals

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 0.87Scored / match0.96
  • 1.13Conceded / match1.13
  • 2.00Match total / match2.09
  • 44%Scored 1+78%
  • 26%Scored 2+17%
  • 65%Conceded 1+61%
  • 35%Conceded 2+26%
  • 61%Match over 1.552%
  • 30%Match over 2.530%
  • 17%Match over 3.517%

Shots and xG

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 9.04Shots for7.74
  • 10.22Shots against12.04
  • 2.61On target for2.61
  • 3.74On target against3.74
  • 10%Shot conversion12%

Corners

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 3.52Corners for3.87
  • 5.26Corners against4.52
  • 8.78Match total8.39
  • 57%Over 7.548%
  • 39%Over 8.544%
  • 30%Over 9.539%
  • 30%Over 10.530%
  • 26%Over 11.517%

Cards

NorthamptonShrewsbury
  • 2.04Cards for1.48
  • 1.26Cards against1.39
  • 3.30Match total2.87
  • 70%Over 2.565%
  • 35%Over 3.526%
  • 17%Over 4.59%
  • 13%Over 5.59%
  • 14.78Fouls committed13.57
Referee this season
R Joyce
Matches
11
Cards / match
4.18
11 matches
Over 3.5 cards
73%
11 matches
Over 4.5 cards
55%
11 matches
Fouls / match
29.45
11 matches

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
15Fleetwood Town46360
16Burton46-1257
17Shrewsbury46-754
18Plymouth46-2753
19AFC Wimbledon46-1651
20Wigan46-2348
21Rochdale46-1747
22Northampton46-2645
23Swindon46-3443
24Bristol Rvs46-3038
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