National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shrewsbury Town or Rochdale that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Shrewsbury, as the manager S. Cotterill led his troops to eliminate Lincoln City, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Shrewsbury Town have less points than they have played home games in the League One so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. With seven home League One games in a row without a win, the Shrewsbury fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Plymouth Argyle game long ago, can be stopped today.
D. Udoh was the last player to score a league goal for Shrewsbury Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shrewsbury Town haven't scored in 408 minutes.
The Shrewsbury fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Montgomery Waters Meadow: A 0-3 defeat against Plymouth Argyle. Defender Elliott Bennett got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Bennett hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Portsmouth (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Shrewsbury have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won one time, drawn four and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Shrewsbury Town as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Gillingham are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Shrewsbury Town's 2 home games: 0 goals, 4 conceded.
Rochdale form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Things could have gone better for Rochdale in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
It's the second away game in a row for Rochdale, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Northampton Town in the League Two last time out. Eoghan O'Connell was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.35. The defender O'Connell served one assist, hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Forest Green Rovers.Rochdale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of ten matches.
A new game in only three days for Rochdale, the League Two home match versus Colchester United. Busy days.
5 goals so far away for Rochdale, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shrewsbury four wins, one draw and Rochdale five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Newby 2 goals |  C. Grant 1 goals |  A. Odoh 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Salford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |