Bolton Wanderers hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 23rd position in the League One table. Visiting Shrewsbury Town holds 11th place with 31 pts.
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.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers have played 10 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns to University of Bolton Stadium after sharing the points with Sunderland (placed 15th) on their last time out; the League One game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Bolton Wanderers won a home game hosting Southend United (3-2).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Bolton Wanderers as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Burton Albion are visiting.
Bolton Wanderers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Bolton Wanderers have conceded 14 goals.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Shrewsbury Town have produced an overall stat of 3-4-3 so far.
Shrewsbury Town failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Rotherham United (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that result Shrewsbury Town won their away game at Blackpool. The scoreline was 1-0.
The attacking power of Shrewsbury Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 3 - 0 - 0 (Bolton Wanderers wins - draws - Shrewsbury Town wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Murphy 6 goals |   J. Cummings 3 goals |  L. Murphy 2 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 41 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 79% | 70% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 70% | 76% |
| 63% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 30% | 43% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 33% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | 14% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 14% |
| 37% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 20% | 33% |
| 32% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 50% | 48% |
| 53% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 60% | 43% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 175 | 110 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 70 | 120 | 216 |
| 56 | 37 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 39 | 71 |
| 25% | 27% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 15% | 28% |
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- Bolton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bolton Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 22 | Southend United | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -38 | 8 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 6 |