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Milton Keynes play host to Shrewsbury Town at The National Hockey Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Dons have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1985, the The Dons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Sat 26 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Wimbledon | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 19 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 27 Mar | Wimbledon | 4 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 15 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Dons have scored 5, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Shrews, and 5 goals against.
Milton Keynes are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 30 points from 17 games. Shrewsbury Tn.'s 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The National Hockey Stadium for the The Dons and the Madmen are unable to see past Shrewsbury Tn. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |