Evenly matched teams: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

Bristol Rovers welcome Shrewsbury Town for another engrossing League One fixture here at Memorial Stadium.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shrewsbury Town have not yet lost a game away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four days ago.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Only two League One home games for Bristol Rovers so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Bristol faced defeat in their previous match, away at Portsmouth (1-3). Marquis, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Marquis served one assist and hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Barnsley (0-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Bristol Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bristol Rovers as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Bristol Rovers has won 7 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bristol Rovers as they are travelling to their away game against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy. That match is three days after this one.

Bristol Rovers has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Four points from two away games for Shrewsbury Town, meaning one draw and one victory in the League One so far.

Leahy was the last player to score for the away team. Shrewsbury haven't scored a league goal in the last 181 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Carabao Cup home defeat versus Burnley with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Leahy got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Leahy hit six key passes.

The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Ipswich Town.

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 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Shrewsbury Town wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wolves U21 in just three days.

2 goals so far away for Shrewsbury Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these squads: Bristol won four, Shrewsbury Town were winners in four and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
4 goals
Bristol RoversA. Evans
A. Evans
1 goals
Bristol RoversJ. Connolly
J. Connolly
1 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 1 2 5
2 1 1 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 1 Lost L 0 0 2
7 2 2 Scored S 2 2 2
8 2 2 Conceded C 1 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 60%
80% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 40%
80% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 40%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 20%
40% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 80%
 
5.4 5.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 4.4
6.4 5.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 12 7.5 8
2.4 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.8 7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 11.5 10.2
2.6 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.5 2.6
54% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 67% 15%
 
12.8 12 12 Shots against (avg) S A 18 12 11.8
4.2 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 5.5 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Shrewsbury Town.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Shrewsbury Town have not yet lost a game away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Bristol Rovers Last season Shrewsbury Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
23 14   Won W   3 12
11 4   Drew D   7 14
12 5   Lost L   13 20
71 38   Scored S   17 47
49 20   Conceded C   26 51
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 87%
72% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
46% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 39%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   4% 11%
11% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 9%
52% 39%   BTTS BTTS   35% 43%
37% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 30%
15% 13%   Failed to Score F T   52% 39%
 
5.5 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.1
4.9 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.9
2.2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
9 5   Red cards R C   1 6
 
13.1 13.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 10.9
4.7 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.8
33% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 27%
 
11.9 10.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 12.1
4 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 5 4 1 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 6 1 8 13
2 Peterborough United 5 4 0 1 12 4 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 8 12
3 Portsmouth 5 3 2 0 12 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 7 11
4 Sheffield Wednesday 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 10
5 Plymouth Argyle 5 3 0 2 8 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 9
6 Charlton Athletic 5 2 2 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 8
7 Bolton Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
8 Derby County 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
9 Exeter City 5 2 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
10 Cambridge United 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 7
11 Port Vale 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -2 7
12 Accrington Stanley 4 1 3 0 8 7 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
13 Wycombe Wanderers 5 2 0 3 8 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 6
14 Fleetwood Town 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 6
15 Bristol Rovers 5 2 0 3 7 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 6
16 Barnsley 5 2 0 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 6
17 Lincoln City 5 1 3 1 4 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 6
18 Shrewsbury Town 5 1 2 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 -3 5
19 Oxford United 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 4
20 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 4
21 Cheltenham Town 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 -3 4
22 Milton Keynes Dons 5 1 1 3 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 4
23 Morecambe 5 0 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 3
24 Burton Albion 5 0 1 4 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 1 1 4 7 -10 1

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.