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Gillingham pack their bags to visit Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Gills will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 25 games.
The previous match played between the two at Prostar Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2008, with Shrewsbury Tn. annihilating their visitors 7 - 0 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 May | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | D3PO |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 7 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Gillingham | 0 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Gills, and 5 goals against.
Shrewsbury Tn. are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League Two, and have accumulated 51 points from the 31 games they have played so far. Gillingham's total of 47 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Gills could well see them head back from Prostar Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Gillingham | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |