Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shrewsbury Town & Crewe Alexandra 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 Shrewsbury nor Crewe Alexandra 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.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Three League One home games done for Shrewsbury Town, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.
The Shrewsbury supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Gillingham in League One and win 2-1. Attacking player Sam Cosgrove bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.64 out of 10. Cosgrove scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was a Carabao Cup defeat to Rochdale (0-2).Shrewsbury are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Accrington Stanley awaits in four days.
Shrewsbury aren't scoring a lot here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shrewsbury defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round.No League One points yet away for Crewe Alexandra, from their first 3 matches. With the Alexandra losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Crewe Alexandra aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 422 league minutes without a goal. M. Mandron was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Alexandra, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Charlton Athletic. Midfield player Luke Murphy was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Murphy hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Alexandra manager D. Artell faced defeat when travelling to Leeds United and losing 0-3.A quick return to home after this game, as Alexandra are hosting Morecambe in the League One only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Alexandra's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. In the opposite end, Alexandra have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Shrewsbury, two draws and four wins for Crewe Alexandra. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Bloxham 1 goals |  S. Cosgrove 1 goals |   M. Mandron 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 25 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolves U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |