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Rotherham v Shrewsbury preview: Gareth Ainsworth has one puzzle still to solve

Improving results away from home could be the defining factor in Shrewsbury Town's League One survival this season. 

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Salop have managed to win once on their travels all campaign - and that was the 5-3 victory against 10-man Crawley back in October. 

Gareth Ainsworth has fixed so many problems since his arrival in Shropshire, but this is the one puzzle he is yet to solve. 

Salop were leaking goals for fun. They do not do that any more - they have conceded five times in their last five games. 

Their home form was terrible. Before Ainsworth's appointment in November, they had only won three League One games in 2024. 

The former Wycombe man has turned that around - they have now taken 10 points from the last 12 at the Croud Meadow.

But the one remaining problem for him to fix is their away record - which is the joint worst in the division this campaign along with Cambridge United. 

Both sides have won one, drawn three and lost 10.