Most experts are most impressed by Barnsley so far this season, with the 3rd spot in the League One table and looking forward to facing Shrewsbury Town (who are in 15th).
- Barnsley have the most scored goals (26) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley 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.
Barnsley form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Barnsley are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Barnsley, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Barnsley shared the glory with Leyton Orient in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. de Gevigney, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Gevigney hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Exeter City and winning 1-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Barnsley as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Fleetwood Town are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Barnsley are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Barnsley defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Shrewsbury Town's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the League One. Shrewsbury Town only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Shrewsbury won their last game, 1-0 versus Derby County played at home. Shrewsbury Town goalie Maroši was high and low in the Derby County game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Maroši was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.84. The agile goalkeeper Maroši topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Shrewsbury Town travelled to Cambridge United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Wigan Athletic.
Shrewsbury Town are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 6 away games. In the opposite end, Shrewsbury have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior six meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Barnsley, zero draws and two wins for Shrewsbury Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Cole 9 goals |  B. Cotter 2 goals |  J. Russell 2 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Barnsley | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 46% |
| 46% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 46% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 12.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 8.5 | 10.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 44% | 48% | 82% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 16% |
| 13.4 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley have scored more than double the goals of Shrewsbury Town.
- Barnsley have the most scored goals (26) in League One
- Barnsley have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in League One
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -18 | 5 |
