FootyMAD's Shrewsbury Town match preview

History of the Shrewsbury Town v Mansfield Town fixture

Mansfield Town face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Stags have recorded 7 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Tue 17 Jan	Shrewsbury Tn.	0 - 0	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2005/2006	Fri 07 Oct	Mansfield Town	4 - 0	Shrewsbury Tn.	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 05 Mar	Mansfield Town	1 - 1	Shrewsbury Tn.	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 18 Dec	Shrewsbury Tn.	0 - 2	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2001/2002	Sat 23 Feb	Shrewsbury Tn.	3 - 0	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2001/2002	Fri 14 Sep	Mansfield Town	2 - 1	Shrewsbury Tn.	LGE2
2000/2001	Tue 06 Mar	Shrewsbury Tn.	2 - 1	Mansfield Town	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 6 conceded.

Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Shrewsbury Tn.	6	3	1	2	9	7	10
Mansfield Town	6	0	3	3	2	9	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrews, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Shrewsbury Tn.	5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Mansfield Town	Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games.