Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shrewsbury Town & Bolton Wanderers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd 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 1 point.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shrewsbury, who played 1-1 against Gillingham. That match was also played at this venue (Montgomery Waters Meadow). 1-1 away at Plymouth Argyle before that.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shrewsbury as they are travelling to their away game against Doncaster Rovers in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Shrewsbury Town has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Things could have gone better for Bolton Wanderers in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Wanderers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Harrogate Town. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Newport County.
After this away game Wanderers return home for a League Two game against Grimsby Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but Bolton Wanderers has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Shrewsbury, one draw and three wins for Bolton Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Walker 1 goals |  J. Vela 1 goals | S. Whalley 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 307 | 163 | Total Shots | T S | 127 | 280 | ||
| 85 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 75 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Hull City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Newport County | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Morecambe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | Salford City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Barrow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 23 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |