It's finally time for the League One season debut for these sides, whom at last are competing for points again. Will Morecambe or Shrewsbury Town get that very important first three points?
Morecambe form and stats
The previous season, Morecambe's league results were 10 wins, 12 draws and 24 losses, results that produced 19th place in the League One. From these 46 matches they scored 57 goals and gave away 88. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Morecambe produced 7-8-8 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 35 conceded.
Morecambe have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 1 victories, 3 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Morecambe have scored 6 goals and conceded 10 times.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Shrewsbury Town performed last season in the League One: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 14 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 13 with 17/26 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Shrewsbury have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats from three fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Morecambe, zero draws and six wins for Shrewsbury Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Morecambe missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Morecambe | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morecambe | Last season | Shrewsbury Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Lost | L | 13 | 20 | ||
| 57 | 33 | Scored | S | 17 | 47 | ||
| 88 | 35 | Conceded | C | 26 | 51 | ||
| 96% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 87% | ||
| 87% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 65% | ||
| 57% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 39% | ||
| 39% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 4% | 11% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 4% | 9% | ||
| 61% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 43% | ||
| 13% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 30% | ||
| 30% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 52% | 39% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 14.5 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 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 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 38 | 92 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 90 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 34 | 89 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 85 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 84 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 83 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 80 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 76 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 57 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 73 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 73 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 70 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 80 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 47 | -19 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 31 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 74 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | -18 | 58 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 80 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 50 | -14 | 56 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 67 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | -16 | 53 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 63 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -8 | 52 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -4 | 50 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 57 | 88 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | -31 | 42 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 82 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -20 | 40 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -34 | 40 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 50 | -45 | 38 |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 75 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -26 | 37 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 83 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 43 | -46 | 29 |