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Swindon Town play host to Shrewsbury Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Robins have recorded 13 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Swindon Town was more than a decade ago, in November 1995, with Shrewsbury Tn. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Robins in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Shrews have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Shrews, and 2 goals against.
Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 70 points from 38 games. Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 59 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swindon Town are starting to turn County Ground into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 11 games since last defeat. |