Crewe Alexandra want to sell some tickets for this match despite that the season has been gruelling up to now with 21 points and a 22nd place in the League One table. Opponents Shrewsbury Town are in 15th place with 29 pts.
- Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
These are active days for the hosts, as they had a match only three days ago in the League One. This match was also played here at Alexandra Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Shrewsbury Town have had more rest.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Crewe Alexandra have collected 15 points from their League One home games so far after 4-3-5.
Crewe Alexandra's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Charlton Athletic (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Lowery was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.0 (out of ten) in that game. Lowery served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Rotherham United with the scoreline 2-4.Crewe Alexandra has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 19 from these games.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Shrewsbury Town's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the League One. Shrewsbury Town only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Marko Marosi is eager to challenge this, with his 344 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two away games in a row for Shrewsbury, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Liverpool in the FA Cup. The attacker Udoh got a match rating of 7.15 in that game. Udoh scored one goal and hit one key pass.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sheffield Wednesday in the League One.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shrewsbury Town as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Shrewsbury Town have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded history between these participants is the Shrewsbury Town - Crewe Alexandra 1-1 played earlier this season. Crewe Alexandra-Shrewsbury Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Crewe Alexandra five wins, Shrewsbury Town three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Udoh 7 goals |   M. Mandron 6 goals | R. Bowman 6 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| 44 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 92% | 92% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 44% | 42% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 44% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 20% |
| 32% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 32% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 6 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 23% | 27% |
| 15.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 4 |
- Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in League One
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 25 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 23 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
