FM Preview: Shrewsbury Town v Stevenage 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Shrewsbury Town v Stevenage fixture

Stevenage pack their bags to visit Shrewsbury Town at New Meadow on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at New Meadow was within the last three years, in February 2011, the Shrews carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Stevenage 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. League One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Shrewsbury Tn. 1 - 0 Stevenage League Two
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Stevenage 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two
2003/2004 Sat 17 Apr Shrewsbury Tn. 3 - 1 Stevenage B. Conference
2003/2004 Sat 01 Nov Stevenage B. 2 - 0 Shrewsbury Tn. Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Stevenage have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Boro's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Shrewsbury Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 33 matches.

Stevenage see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 43 points from their 31 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Shrewsbury Town 6 2 2 2 6 6 8
Stevenage 6 1 0 5 5 9 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Stevenage only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at New Meadow will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Shrewsbury Town Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Stevenage Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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