Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Forest Green Rovers & Shrewsbury Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Forest Green Rovers nor Shrewsbury Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Forest Green Rovers was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Three League Two home games done for Forest Green Rovers, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.
Rovers are returning here after visiting Sutton United and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Bunker scored the goal(s). Defender Robson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.02/10. Robson hit two key passes and won 9 of 19 duels.
1-1 away at AFC Wimbledon before that.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Forest Green Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Crewe Alexandra in only four days. This game is also played here at The New Lawn.
Rovers have scored {1 goals} here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Forest Green Rovers with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.Things could have gone better for Shrewsbury Town in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Two away games in a row for Shrewsbury Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Carlisle United. Benning got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, top player of the team. Benning dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Fleetwood Town with the score of 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Shrewsbury Town in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Shrewsbury Town, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Shrewsbury's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. As opposed to that, Shrewsbury Town have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Forest Green Rovers victories, zero draws and two Shrewsbury Town wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Stevens 2 goals | H. Bunker 1 goals |  T. Deeney 1 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Conceded | C | 26 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 3.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 11.9 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brighton U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Barrow | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Newport County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Salford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 7 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Exeter City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
