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Shrewsbury prepare to entertain Torquay United at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrews are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gay Meadow was just last season, in October 2000, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Torquay | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Torquay | 0 - 0 | Shrewsbury | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Shrewsbury | 1-1 | Torquay | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Torquay | 3 - 1 | Shrewsbury | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Shrewsbury | 1 - 2 | Torquay | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Torquay | 0 - 3 | Shrewsbury | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 18 Dec | Shrewsbury | 1 - 2 | Torquay | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Shrews have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Torquay have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Shrewsbury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 61 points from their 41 games so far. Torquay are currently lying in 21st place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 43 from their 41 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Torquay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Major Punt's prediction ...
Its good news for Shrewsbury fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Shrews. Home win
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For a complete list of this week's fixtures, and the FootyMAD panel's predictions for them, click here
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Torquay | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |