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Gillingham travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow 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 13 and win only 3 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was more than a decade ago, in October 1996, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 06 Apr | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 04 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 2 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Gills's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 10 points from 5 games. Gillingham's total of 10 points from their 5 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Gillingham 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. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Gillingham | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |