Exeter City clashes with Shrewsbury Town in League One confrontation

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 14.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

Which side will win when Shrewsbury Town go to play Exeter City? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant facts and stats needed to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the most points from losing position (17) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Exeter City 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.

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Exeter City form and stats

The total League One statistics at home this season for Exeter City are 5-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Exeter City faced defeat in their previous match, away at Burton Albion (0-1). Hartridge was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.34 out of 10. The defender Hartridge hit two key passes and won 12 of 16 duels.

Ahead of that match, Exeter lost 1-2 at home to Charlton Athletic.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Exeter City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 10 have produced two goals or less.

Exeter City are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Port Vale awaits in four days.

Exeter City has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Exeter have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Playing away, Shrewsbury Town have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season. Shrewsbury Town have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.

Leahy, Phillips and Dunkley scored in Shrewsbury's previous match, the home game against Port Vale that ended 3-2. Dunkley was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.42. The defender Dunkley scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 8 of 13 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Oxford United at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Shrewsbury Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

The schedule is very tough for Shrewsbury Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Accrington Stanley is waiting in only four days.

Shrewsbury find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Shrewsbury Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score Shrewsbury Town - Exeter City 3-2 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - one - five (Exeter wins - draws - Shrewsbury Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
12 goals
Exeter CityS. Nombe
S. Nombe
10 goals
Shrewsbury TownC. Saydee
C. Saydee
7 goals

Exeter City missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 5 Played P 4 14 30
10 5 1 Won W 1 6 14
8 4 2 Drew D 2 3 5
12 5 2 Lost L 1 5 11
42 20 9 Scored S 4 16 39
42 19 8 Conceded C 4 12 33
90% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
77% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 67%
43% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 47%
33% 36% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
20% 14% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
50% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 43% 47%
30% 21% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 43% 27%
30% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 33%
 
6.9 6.9 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.1 4.7
5.2 4.6 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.6 6
1.7 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.2 11.3 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.1 10.1
3.5 3.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.4 3.3
40% 41% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 47% 40%
 
11.7 9.9 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.1 12.7
3.8 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the most points from losing position (17) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Shrewsbury Town is in the best form (6-0-0) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 28 18 7 3 48 18 15 10 4 1 32 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 30 61
2 Plymouth Argyle 29 18 7 4 51 30 14 13 0 1 29 11 15 5 7 3 22 19 21 61
3 Ipswich Town 29 15 10 4 54 29 14 8 5 1 27 10 15 7 5 3 27 19 25 55
4 Derby County 28 15 8 5 45 21 14 10 2 2 30 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 24 53
5 Bolton Wanderers 30 15 8 7 38 23 16 10 4 2 21 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 53
6 Barnsley 27 14 5 8 36 26 13 8 1 4 20 14 14 6 4 4 16 12 10 47
7 Peterborough United 27 14 2 11 45 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 14 5 1 8 19 22 13 44
8 Wycombe Wanderers 28 13 5 10 38 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 14 6 2 6 17 14 11 44
9 Shrewsbury Town 29 13 5 11 36 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 6 3 5 16 12 5 44
10 Portsmouth 27 9 11 7 35 33 14 4 8 2 20 16 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 38
11 Exeter City 29 10 8 11 42 41 14 5 4 5 20 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 1 38
12 Charlton Athletic 28 9 10 9 43 39 15 6 5 4 27 19 13 3 5 5 16 20 4 37
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 7 12 43 52 14 5 4 5 21 24 15 5 3 7 22 28 -9 37
14 Port Vale 29 10 7 12 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 19 14 5 3 6 14 21 -11 37
15 Oxford United 30 9 8 13 34 36 15 5 3 7 19 17 15 4 5 6 15 19 -2 35
16 Lincoln City 27 7 13 7 27 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 14 5 2 7 14 20 -3 34
17 Fleetwood Town 28 6 11 11 31 33 14 2 5 7 13 17 14 4 6 4 18 16 -2 29
18 Cheltenham Town 28 8 5 15 23 35 13 5 2 6 13 16 15 3 3 9 10 19 -12 29
19 Milton Keynes Dons 29 8 4 17 27 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 14 6 1 7 17 17 -13 28
20 Burton Albion 28 7 7 14 37 56 14 4 4 6 16 23 14 3 3 8 21 33 -19 28
21 Morecambe 28 6 9 13 31 45 14 5 5 4 21 17 14 1 4 9 10 28 -14 27
22 Accrington Stanley 27 6 8 13 25 45 13 3 5 5 16 21 14 3 3 8 9 24 -20 26
23 Cambridge United 28 7 5 16 24 47 14 5 3 6 13 17 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 26
24 Forest Green Rovers 30 5 6 19 24 57 15 4 0 11 11 27 15 1 6 8 13 30 -33 21

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 Sheffield Wednesday 28 18 7 3 48 18 15 10 4 1 32 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 30 61
2 Plymouth Argyle 29 18 7 4 51 30 14 13 0 1 29 11 15 5 7 3 22 19 21 61
3 Ipswich Town 29 15 10 4 54 29 14 8 5 1 27 10 15 7 5 3 27 19 25 55
4 Derby County 28 15 8 5 45 21 14 10 2 2 30 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 24 53
5 Bolton Wanderers 30 15 8 7 38 23 16 10 4 2 21 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 53
6 Barnsley 27 14 5 8 36 26 13 8 1 4 20 14 14 6 4 4 16 12 10 47
7 Peterborough United 27 14 2 11 45 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 14 5 1 8 19 22 13 44
8 Wycombe Wanderers 28 13 5 10 38 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 14 6 2 6 17 14 11 44
9 Shrewsbury Town 29 13 5 11 36 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 6 3 5 16 12 5 44
10 Portsmouth 27 9 11 7 35 33 14 4 8 2 20 16 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 38
11 Exeter City 29 10 8 11 42 41 14 5 4 5 20 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 1 38
12 Charlton Athletic 28 9 10 9 43 39 15 6 5 4 27 19 13 3 5 5 16 20 4 37
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 7 12 43 52 14 5 4 5 21 24 15 5 3 7 22 28 -9 37
14 Port Vale 29 10 7 12 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 19 14 5 3 6 14 21 -11 37
15 Oxford United 30 9 8 13 34 36 15 5 3 7 19 17 15 4 5 6 15 19 -2 35
16 Lincoln City 27 7 13 7 27 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 14 5 2 7 14 20 -3 34
17 Fleetwood Town 28 6 11 11 31 33 14 2 5 7 13 17 14 4 6 4 18 16 -2 29
18 Cheltenham Town 28 8 5 15 23 35 13 5 2 6 13 16 15 3 3 9 10 19 -12 29
19 Milton Keynes Dons 29 8 4 17 27 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 14 6 1 7 17 17 -13 28
20 Burton Albion 28 7 7 14 37 56 14 4 4 6 16 23 14 3 3 8 21 33 -19 28
21 Morecambe 28 6 9 13 31 45 14 5 5 4 21 17 14 1 4 9 10 28 -14 27
22 Accrington Stanley 27 6 8 13 25 45 13 3 5 5 16 21 14 3 3 8 9 24 -20 26
23 Cambridge United 28 7 5 16 24 47 14 5 3 6 13 17 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 26
24 Forest Green Rovers 30 5 6 19 24 57 15 4 0 11 11 27 15 1 6 8 13 30 -33 21

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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.