Burton Albion are receiving Shrewsbury Town for another important game after their 0-1 result versus Grimsby Town.
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (50) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Burton Albion form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Burton Albion at their home stadium (Pirelli Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. When Burton Albion hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
The supporters are hoping that Burton will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Grimsby Town.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Morecambe (0-5).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 Burton Albion have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 7.
Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Burton Albion defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Burton has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shrewsbury Town in their League One matches away. It's a growing despair in Shrewsbury Town as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Shrewsbury are looking to quickly end their 206 minutes long goal drought in the League One.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Sunderland with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
A 0-3 loss hosting Fleetwood Town 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 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Shrewsbury Town wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by Shrewsbury Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town have duelled already this season: Shrewsbury Town - Burton Albion 2-1. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Burton won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Shrewsbury Town got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 11 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 5 goals |   T. Bayliss 4 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
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| Burton Albion | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 32 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 50 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 92% |
| 88% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 67% |
| 56% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 42% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 24% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 56% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 55% | 46% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 21% |
| 32% | 42% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 42% |
| 6 | 7.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.5 | 12.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 39% | 30% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 42% | 34% |
| 13.1 | 11.1 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (50) in League One
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in League One
- Burton Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 20 |
