Soccer match news: Home supporters with big optimism before Bolton Wanderers - Shrewsbury Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

The league table shows that 16 points divide the pair of rivals in this League One game. Bolton Wanderers have both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)

It's no vacation for neither Bolton Wanderers nor Shrewsbury Town 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.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at University of Bolton Stadium as Bolton Wanderers have scored 29 goals to get 41 points from 20 games. The overall stats in the League One are 12-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Bolton Wanderers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Burton Albion that ended 1-1. The Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Trafford was crucial in the match against Burton Albion last time out, making seven saves.

Before that match, a win away at Oxford United.

Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have seen zero, one or two goals.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Wanderers, as the League One home game vs Accrington Stanley is only three days away.

Bolton Wanderers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 29 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bolton Wanderers have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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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 6-5-10 so far. It's all red in the travel logs of Shrewsbury, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Shrewsbury Town failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Plymouth Argyle (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. Late heartbreak for Shrewsbury in the Plymouth Argyle match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Leahy got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Leahy served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Portsmouth.

The attacking power of Shrewsbury Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 20 goals scored from 21 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 27 goals have been conceded by Shrewsbury in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams played each other before this campaign: Shrewsbury Town - Bolton Wanderers 3-2. Previous eight meetings involving these sides: Bolton Wanderers won five, Shrewsbury Town triumphed in two and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
16 goals
Shrewsbury TownL. Leahy
L. Leahy
8 goals
Shrewsbury TownC. Saydee
C. Saydee
7 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 20 6 Played P 7 21 42
20 12 5 Won W 1 6 16
12 5 1 Drew D 1 5 8
10 3 0 Lost L 5 10 18
56 29 13 Scored S 7 20 50
33 12 3 Conceded C 12 27 55
86% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 93%
64% 65% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 67% 71%
36% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 43% 50%
17% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 14% 19%
10% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 12%
38% 30% 50% BTTS BTTS 71% 43% 48%
48% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 24%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 29% 33% 36%
 
5.4 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.6 4.7
4.6 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.1 6 5.6
1.8 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
11.5 11.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 8.9 9.7
3.3 3.4 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.5 3.2
41% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 38% 37%
 
11.2 9.9 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.9 13.5 13.1
3.4 2.5 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Shrewsbury Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

Bolton Wanderers:
England:
Table
  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 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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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.