FootyMAD's Shrewsbury Town match preview

Last updated : 10 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Shrewsbury Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Shrews, with 3 goals against.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Shrewsbury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 25 points from their 14 games so far. Forest Green find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 16 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Shrewsbury6213887
Forest Green62138117

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Shrewsbury may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Shrewsbury 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Forest Green Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.