Peterborough United vs Shrewsbury Town preview: Away team face a strenuous job at Weston Homes Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Weston Homes Stadium (15314 seats)

League One: Peterborough United receive Shrewsbury Town in what could be an exciting football game. Tipsway gives you a full preview!

Insights:
  • Peterborough United have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in League One
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shrewsbury Town have scored away.

Peterborough United and Shrewsbury Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Peterborough United form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 9 League One games here at Weston Homes Stadium for Peterborough United. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Peterborough United with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Cambridge United game, 49 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The regulars are hoping that Peterborough United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Ipswich Town (placed 2nd). Midfielder Poku was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Poku served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Barnsley with the scoreline 1-2.

Observe: 9 of the most recent 11 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.

Peterborough can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 21 times. Defensively Peterborough United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Shrewsbury Town have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.

Impressive finishing from Street, Saydee and Dunkley secured the home win 3-2 against Bolton Wanderers in their previous game. The end of the last match, against Bolton Wanderers, was very satisfying as Dunkley scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Defender Dunkley was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Dunkley scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Lincoln City.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Shrewsbury playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 4 home wins.

The attacking power of Shrewsbury Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these sides: Peterborough won three, Shrewsbury Town triumphed in five and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Peterborough UnitedJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
12 goals
Peterborough UnitedJ. Marriott
J. Marriott
4 goals
Shrewsbury TownT. Bayliss
T. Bayliss
4 goals

Peterborough United missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Peterborough United Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
10 7 2 Won W 0 3 8
1 1 0 Drew D 1 3 5
10 2 1 Lost L 2 4 8
36 22 7 Scored S 2 9 22
27 6 1 Conceded C 4 10 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
81% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 67%
67% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 38%
33% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
19% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
57% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 48%
24% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 24%
19% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 38%
 
5.9 6.9 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.3 4.8
4.1 3.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 6.5 6.4
1.2 1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.1 17.1 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.8 9.5
4.6 4.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.9 2.8
38% 45% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 37%
 
10.1 7.2 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.5 13
3.3 2 0.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.1 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shrewsbury Town have scored away.
  • Peterborough United have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in League One
  • Peterborough United have the most matches over the total-line (14) in League One
  • Peterborough United have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in League One
  • Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Peterborough United 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 20 13 5 2 39 22 9 9 0 0 19 5 11 4 5 2 20 17 17 43
2 Ipswich Town 20 13 5 2 40 20 10 6 3 1 18 8 10 7 2 1 22 12 20 42
3 Sheffield Wednesday 20 12 5 3 36 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 10 6 2 2 13 6 19 41
4 Bolton Wanderers 19 9 4 6 23 18 9 6 1 2 13 7 10 3 3 4 10 11 5 32
5 Peterborough United 20 10 1 9 35 25 9 7 1 1 21 4 11 3 0 8 14 21 10 31
6 Derby County 19 8 6 5 24 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 11 3 5 3 10 7 7 30
7 Barnsley 18 9 3 6 23 15 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 4 2 3 10 6 8 33
8 Portsmouth 17 7 8 2 26 18 9 3 6 0 14 8 8 4 2 2 12 10 8 29
9 Bristol Rovers 20 7 6 7 31 33 11 4 4 3 16 17 9 3 2 4 15 16 -2 25
10 Lincoln City 19 6 9 4 21 21 10 2 8 0 11 8 9 4 1 4 10 13 0 26
11 Port Vale 20 7 5 8 21 29 10 4 3 3 12 11 10 3 2 5 9 18 -8 29
12 Shrewsbury Town 20 7 5 8 20 23 10 4 2 4 11 13 10 3 3 4 9 10 -3 26
13 Wycombe Wanderers 20 7 5 8 25 24 9 3 3 3 14 11 11 4 2 5 11 13 1 28
14 Exeter City 20 7 5 8 32 30 11 5 2 4 18 16 9 2 3 4 14 14 2 26
15 Fleetwood Town 20 5 10 5 22 20 10 2 5 3 9 8 10 3 5 2 13 12 2 23
16 Charlton Athletic 19 5 9 5 30 27 9 4 4 1 20 12 10 1 5 4 10 15 3 24
17 Oxford United 19 6 6 7 25 21 10 3 3 4 13 11 9 3 3 3 12 10 4 25
18 Cheltenham Town 19 6 4 9 15 22 10 5 1 4 11 12 9 1 3 5 4 10 -7 25
19 Cambridge United 20 6 3 11 18 30 11 4 2 5 9 13 9 2 1 6 9 17 -12 20
20 Accrington Stanley 19 5 5 9 19 30 9 2 3 4 12 16 10 3 2 5 7 14 -11 21
21 Forest Green Rovers 20 4 5 11 17 38 10 3 0 7 6 17 10 1 5 4 11 21 -21 17
22 Burton Albion 20 3 6 11 26 41 11 2 4 5 11 19 9 1 2 6 15 22 -15 15
23 Morecambe 19 2 8 9 15 30 9 1 4 4 6 14 10 1 4 5 9 16 -15 15
24 Milton Keynes Dons 19 4 2 13 18 30 10 1 1 8 8 19 9 3 1 5 10 11 -12 15

Read more about League One

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.