The season has been back-breaking for Accrington Stanley so far, while Shrewsbury Town have enjoyed many victories. Will the away side take another scalp at Wham Stadium?
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
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 Accrington and Shrewsbury Town.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Accrington Stanley's struggle is real here at Wham Stadium with only 14 points collected from 14 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-6. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Accrington Stanley, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 218 minutes without scoring a league goal. Pressley was the last player to find the net.
The Accrington Stanley crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Wycombe Wanderers here at Wham Stadium. Pressley, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Pressley hit three key passes.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Cheltenham Town the opponent.Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 13 league matches, 10 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus Bolton Wanderers in only four days. This game is also played here at Wham Stadium.
Accrington are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
6-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shrewsbury Town in their League One matches away.
Shrewsbury Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Exeter City (placed 12th). Maroši (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.63. Maroši topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Shrewsbury Town secured a home win against Port Vale with the score 3-2.Shrewsbury are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 15 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Accrington Stanley have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (3-3-0) facing Shrewsbury Town.Shrewsbury Town - Accrington 0-1 was the result in these contenders' previous head-to-head match, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Saydee 7 goals |   T. Leigh 6 goals | L. Leahy 6 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 25 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 47 | 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 87% | 90% |
| 72% | 79% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 60% | 65% |
| 41% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 33% | 45% |
| 24% | 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 7% | 16% |
| 7% | 14% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 41% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 40% | 45% |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 71% | 47% | 29% |
| 41% | 43% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 27% | 35% |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.1 | 13 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 30% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | 39% |
| 12.7 | 14 | 17.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 67 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 65 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Derby County | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 54 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 53 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 48 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 44 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 38 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -10 | 38 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 37 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -19 | 31 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -18 | 29 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -17 | 28 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 27 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -26 | 26 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -34 | 22 |
