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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was back in January 2003, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 5 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Railwaymen, and 12 goals against.
Shrewsbury Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far, Crewe Alex. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 12 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Railwaymen of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Prostar Stadium with Crewe Alex. coasting to victory. Away win
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| Shrewsbury Tn. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |