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Peterborough travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Posh have recorded 2 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was back in March 2000, over five years ago, with Peterborough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Peterborough | 0 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Feb | Peterborough | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Peterborough have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Posh's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Shrewsbury Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 37 points from their 31 games played so far, Peterborough's total of 46 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Posh has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |