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Notts. County travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Magpies have recorded 2 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was back in September 1997, over five years ago, with Notts. County inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Notts. County | 3 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Notts. County | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Shrews have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 4.
Notts. County have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Magpies's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Shrewsbury Tn. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 43 matches. Notts. County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 50 from their 43 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Magpies could well see them head back from Gay Meadow with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Notts. County | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |