This is a vital clash in the lower part of the League One, with both AFC Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town experiencing more distress than happiness. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosts placed 20th and the away team in 17th position.
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 AFC Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
2 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what AFC Wimbledon have to build on here at The Cherry Red Records Stadium in the League One.
The Wimbledon regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Cherry Red Records Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Ipswich Town (placed 8th). Midfield player McCormick got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. McCormick hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, AFC Wimbledon played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Burton Albion.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how AFC Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cheltenham Town are coming to town in three days.
AFC Wimbledon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. AFC Wimbledon have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Shrewsbury Town's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 14 away games in the League One. Shrewsbury Town only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Shrewsbury, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Pennington was the last player to score for the away team. Shrewsbury Town haven't scored a league goal in the last 315 minutes.
Shrewsbury Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gillingham for a 0-0 draw. Ebanks-Landell, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Ebanks-Landell won 11 of 13 duels.
A 0-1 loss hosting Bolton Wanderers before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shrewsbury Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were four Shrewsbury Town wins, three draws and four defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Shrewsbury Town's away league games. Only 9 goals from 14 travels. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shrewsbury as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. Shrewsbury Town have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Shrewsbury Town - Wimbledon 2-1. AFC Wimbledon-Shrewsbury Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AFC Wimbledon zero wins, Shrewsbury Town six wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rudoni 7 goals |  D. Udoh 7 goals | R. Bowman 6 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| 39 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 89% |
| 73% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 50% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 39% |
| 31% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 43% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 25% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 6 | 5.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11.1 | 13 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 20% | 24% |
| 12.3 | 10.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 54 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 53 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 31 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -8 | 28 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 27 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -30 | 19 |
