Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shrewsbury Town & Peterborough United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Peterborough United played their last game only four days ago, a EFL Trophy match.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Action has already taken place for Shrewsbury Town in FA Cup as they have defeated York City to reach the 2nd Round. Shrewsbury participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The League One statistics at home this season for Shrewsbury Town are 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Shrewsbury Town are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 205 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Pennington).
No payout for Shrewsbury Town in their previous match, an away game at Sheffield Wednesday that ended in defeat 0-1. Dunkley, defender, was given a rating of 7.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Dunkley hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Barnsley with the scoreline 0-1.Shrewsbury have scored {8 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. 11 goals have been conceded.
Peterborough United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Salford City in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Peterborough United's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 5th round.There's been little loot from Peterborough United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the League One. Peterborough United only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a EFL Trophy home defeat versus Chelsea U21 with 2-4 on the scoreboard.
A 0-1 defeat away at Bristol Rovers before that.Peterborough are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Peterborough United have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Shrewsbury Town won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Peterborough United managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 12 goals |  J. Marriott 4 goals |   M. Pennington 3 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Peterborough United missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 14.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 13.3 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 14 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 14 |
