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Exeter City travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Grecians have recorded 6 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was just over four years ago, in April 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Exeter City | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Exeter City | 3 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Exeter City | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Shrewsbury Tn., Exeter City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Grecians's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 52 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Exeter City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 54 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Exeter City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Exeter City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Shrewsbury Tn.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Exeter City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |