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Accrington S. pack their bags to visit Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon,
The previous match played between the two at Gay Meadow was more than three years back, in January 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Accrington S. | 3 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Accrington S. | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
| 1959/1960 | Mon 31 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 5 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Mon 24 Aug | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 24 Feb | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | D3N |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 07 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Shrewsbury Tn., Accrington S. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Reds have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 64 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Accrington S. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 47 from their 43 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrews, as the The Reds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Accrington S. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |