Paul Hurst says he will learn more about his Shrewsbury Town players from losing games than he will when they win.

Town fell to their first defeat of Hurst’s second stint in charge against Cambridge last weekend after getting off to a brilliant start, winning at Northampton.

And the head coach says it is about trying to stay balanced, not getting too high with a win or too low with a defeat.

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A lot of importance’ – Derby County vs Shrewsbury Town prediction: The72

The72’s writers offer their Derby County vs Shrewsbury Town prediction ahead of their League One clash on Saturday afternoon.

Derby County head into this weekend’s fixture in high spirits having retained their spot in 2nd place over the course of the midweek fixtures.

The Rams’ League One promotion rivals Peterborough United lost away from home against Exeter City whilst Bolton Wanderers’ trip to Cambridge United was abandoned, leaving the Rams’ position untouched.

Shrewsbury Town are 17th in the League One table. Things are extremely tight down at the bottom though, with just three points separating them from the relegation zone.

They have won just one of their last five fixtures in all competitions, meaning relegation to League Two is a serious possibility should they fail to turn their form around.

Here, a handful of our writers make their predictions for the game…

Jacob Hackett

“There is a lot of importance riding on this fixture for the Rams who will be desperate to win again on Saturday to keep hold of their position in the automatic promotion spots.