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Burton Albion play host to Shrewsbury Town at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Brewers lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Tn. at was back in August 2003, over five years ago, with Shrewsbury Tn. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Brewers in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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, 13 to 11.
Shrewsbury Tn. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from 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 Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 38 points from 25 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Burton Albion are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |