Another action-packed fixture in League One as Blackpool welcome Shrewsbury Town

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road (12555 seats)

It's advantage Blackpool so far with their 5th position in the League One table, welcoming Shrewsbury Town who are placed 11th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Blackpool form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Bloomfield Road as Blackpool have scored 18 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League One are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Blackpool, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Blackpool drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sunderland (placed 12th). Ahead of that match, Blackpool won a home game hosting Fleetwood Town (3-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Blackpool handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D3-L3.

The Blackpool fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Blackpool have conceded 13 goals.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Shrewsbury Town have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.

Shrewsbury Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League One against Coventry City (placed 7th). A 0-0 draw at Oxford United's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Shrewsbury Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W0-D5-L2.

The attacking power of Shrewsbury Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Shrewsbury Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 0 Blackpool victories, 4 draws and 4 Shrewsbury Town wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolA. Gnanduillet
A. Gnanduillet
11 goals
BlackpoolS. Kaikai
S. Kaikai
4 goals
Shrewsbury TownJ. Cummings
J. Cummings
3 goals

Blackpool missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Blackpool Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 9 19
8 6 2 Won W 0 2 7
9 2 1 Drew D 1 4 7
3 2 0 Lost L 2 3 5
30 18 6 Scored S 0 5 18
23 13 3 Conceded C 4 8 20
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 67% 74%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 33% 42%
50% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 32%
30% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 16%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 16%
65% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 32%
30% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 44% 47%
20% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 47%
 
4.8 5.1 3.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.3 4.7
6 4.4 6.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.9 5.2
2 2.5 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 2 2
 
217 117 29 Total Shots T S 32 111 203
76 39 11 Shots on Target S O 10 36 66
39% 46% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 27%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of Blackpool's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackpool have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shrewsbury Town have scored away.
  • Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Wycombe Wanderers 20 12 7 1 30 14 11 9 2 0 22 10 9 3 5 1 8 4 16 43
2 Ipswich Town 19 10 6 3 29 15 9 3 4 2 13 9 10 7 2 1 16 6 14 36
3 Peterborough United 20 10 5 5 43 25 10 7 2 1 25 9 10 3 3 4 18 16 18 35
4 Bristol Rovers 19 10 4 5 29 25 10 5 4 1 17 11 9 5 0 4 12 14 4 34
5 Blackpool 20 8 9 3 30 23 10 6 2 2 18 13 10 2 7 1 12 10 7 33
6 Rotherham United 20 9 4 7 32 21 9 3 2 4 13 8 11 6 2 3 19 13 11 31
7 Coventry City 20 7 10 3 25 23 11 7 3 1 15 8 9 0 7 2 10 15 2 31
8 Oxford United 19 8 6 5 37 20 8 5 2 1 18 7 11 3 4 4 19 13 17 30
9 Fleetwood Town 18 9 3 6 31 24 10 7 2 1 17 8 8 2 1 5 14 16 7 30
10 Portsmouth 19 7 7 5 29 24 10 5 5 0 19 11 9 2 2 5 10 13 5 28
11 Shrewsbury Town 19 7 7 5 18 20 10 5 3 2 13 12 9 2 4 3 5 8 -2 28
12 Sunderland 19 7 6 6 25 21 10 5 4 1 18 9 9 2 2 5 7 12 4 27
13 Gillingham 20 6 7 7 23 22 10 5 1 4 16 11 10 1 6 3 7 11 1 25
14 Doncaster Rovers 17 6 6 5 26 20 10 5 3 2 16 11 7 1 3 3 10 9 6 24
15 Burton Albion 19 6 6 7 21 22 8 2 3 3 4 5 11 4 3 4 17 17 -1 24
16 Lincoln City 19 7 3 9 21 22 8 5 1 2 11 7 11 2 2 7 10 15 -1 24
17 Accrington Stanley 20 5 7 8 29 30 9 4 2 3 21 13 11 1 5 5 8 17 -1 22
18 Rochdale 20 6 4 10 22 33 10 2 3 5 8 14 10 4 1 5 14 19 -11 22
19 AFC Wimbledon 20 5 5 10 25 31 10 4 4 2 12 11 10 1 1 8 13 20 -6 20
20 Tranmere Rovers 19 4 5 10 22 34 9 2 4 3 15 13 10 2 1 7 7 21 -12 17
21 Milton Keynes Dons 20 5 2 13 17 30 11 4 1 6 9 17 9 1 1 7 8 13 -13 17
22 Southend United 21 1 4 16 22 59 10 0 2 8 9 32 11 1 2 8 13 27 -37 7
23 Bolton Wanderers 17 3 5 9 11 39 9 2 5 2 7 12 8 1 0 7 4 27 -28 2

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.