Pirelli Stadium: Burton Albion vs Shrewsbury Town League One preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 23.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Burton Albion holding 18th place and Shrewsbury Town lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Burton and Shrewsbury Town.

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Burton Albion form and stats

With 5 League One wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Burton Albion are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Burton's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Milton Keynes Dons (placed 13th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Blackpool that finished 1-1.

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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Fleetwood Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Burton with 34 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Shrewsbury Town playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Shrewsbury's last game was the home draw against Hull City (1-1). Before that, Shrewsbury Town travelled to Charlton Athletic and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shrewsbury playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Shrewsbury Town wins, three draws and three defeats.

After this away game Shrewsbury return home for a League One game against Portsmouth. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shrewsbury Town as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Shrewsbury Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Shrewsbury Town - Burton 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Burton Albion, three draws and three wins for Shrewsbury Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
13 goals
BurtonL. Akins
L. Akins
7 goals
Shrewsbury TownS. Whalley
S. Whalley
6 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 33
11 5 1 Won W 3 6 10
8 2 1 Drew D 1 6 13
16 10 3 Lost L 1 5 10
45 22 6 Scored S 6 16 37
59 34 9 Conceded C 3 17 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
83% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 67%
51% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 24% 30%
26% 35% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 15%
17% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
66% 71% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 58%
20% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 41% 27%
14% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.7 10.2 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 7.5 9.8
3 3.1 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 3.2
43% 42% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 35 20 6 9 57 34 17 13 2 2 36 14 18 7 4 7 21 20 23 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
7 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
8 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
9 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
10 Blackpool 33 15 8 10 39 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 18 8 3 7 22 16 10 53
11 Oxford United 35 15 8 12 49 41 17 8 4 5 22 14 18 7 4 7 27 27 8 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 13 10 37 38 16 4 7 5 21 21 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 43
18 Burton Albion 35 11 8 16 45 59 17 5 2 10 22 34 18 6 6 6 23 25 -14 41
19 Swindon Town 36 10 4 22 43 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 17 3 3 11 22 35 -22 34
20 Bristol Rovers 36 9 7 20 36 58 17 6 2 9 21 25 19 3 5 11 15 33 -22 34
21 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
22 Northampton Town 36 8 9 19 31 53 18 5 4 9 14 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -22 33
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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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 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 35 20 6 9 57 34 17 13 2 2 36 14 18 7 4 7 21 20 23 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
7 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
8 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
9 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
10 Blackpool 33 15 8 10 39 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 18 8 3 7 22 16 10 53
11 Oxford United 35 15 8 12 49 41 17 8 4 5 22 14 18 7 4 7 27 27 8 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 13 10 37 38 16 4 7 5 21 21 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 43
18 Burton Albion 35 11 8 16 45 59 17 5 2 10 22 34 18 6 6 6 23 25 -14 41
19 Swindon Town 36 10 4 22 43 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 17 3 3 11 22 35 -22 34
20 Bristol Rovers 36 9 7 20 36 58 17 6 2 9 21 25 19 3 5 11 15 33 -22 34
21 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
22 Northampton Town 36 8 9 19 31 53 18 5 4 9 14 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -22 33
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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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.