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Swindon Town travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 24 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was more than a decade ago, in April 1996, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 03 Oct | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 19 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 01 May | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 20 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 7 conceded.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Shrewsbury Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 20 points from their 13 games so far. Swindon Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 28 points from the 14 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swindon Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Gay Meadow with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |