FM Preview: Shrewsbury Town v Barnet 08 Oct 2011

Last updated : 07 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Shrewsbury Town v Barnet fixture

Barnet face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2010, the Shrews carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Barnet 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 1 Barnet League Two
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 0 Barnet League Two
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Barnet 2 - 2 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Barnet 0 - 0 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 2 Barnet League Two
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Barnet 4 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrews, with 4 goals against.

Barnet have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bees have hit 11 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Shrewsbury Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 20 points from 11 games.

Barnet are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 11 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Shrewsbury Town 6 3 0 3 9 10 9
Barnet 6 2 0 4 7 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Shrewsbury Town. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Shrewsbury Town Won 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Barnet 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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