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Burton Albion prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Brewers have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Pirelli Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Burton Albion | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Burton Albion | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Shrewsbury Tn. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrews have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burton Albion see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far, Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 33 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Brewers. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |