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Notts. County prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, winning 53.33% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in November 2004, with Notts. County running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Shrews's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Notts. County see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 27 games played so far, Shrewsbury Tn.'s 36 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Shrewsbury Tn. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Magpies in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |