The League One standings tell a story about these teams up until now, with Plymouth Argyle leading Shrewsbury Town by 16 points. Match preview to follow:
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Plymouth Argyle have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.
Plymouth Argyle enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Crewe Alexandra's place. The match ended 4-1 with Hardie (3) and Ennis scoring. The striker Hardie was declared "man of the match" for Plymouth Argyle with a rating of 10.0/10. Hardie scored three goals and hit two key passes.
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 Plymouth Argyle have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost two.
The Plymouth Argyle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury Town have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-6-9 (16 played). The Shrewsbury Town manager Cotterill is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 21 days.
Shrewsbury has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Wycombe Wanderers for a 0-0 draw. Maroši (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.6. Maroši topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Shrewsbury Town before that, at their own venue hosting Fleetwood Town (1-1).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 three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Shrewsbury Town have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shrewsbury Town - Plymouth Argyle 0-3 was the result in these sides' previous h2h game, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings with these teams: Plymouth Argyle won six, Shrewsbury Town triumphed in two and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 12 goals |  L. Jephcott 8 goals |   D. Udoh 8 goals |
Plymouth Argyle missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Plymouth Argyle | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 51 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 36 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 81% | 87% |
| 90% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 61% |
| 62% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 28% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 66% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 48% |
| 24% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 10% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12.9 | 16.6 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 28% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 20% | 24% |
| 12.8 | 10.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) 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 | Rotherham United | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 37 | 65 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 54 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 53 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 53 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 52 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 47 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 42 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 41 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 40 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 39 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | -4 | 34 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -10 | 30 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -18 | 29 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -27 | 25 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 22 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 34 | -37 | 22 |
