Soccer betting preview: Shrewsbury Town welcomes Accrington Stanley in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

It's only fixture two of the League One for these teams. And fresh bodies and minds here at Montgomery Waters Meadow as Shrewsbury Town receive Accrington Stanley. Check out this preview!

Shrewsbury Town and Accrington Stanley 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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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

The season before, Shrewsbury Town's league statistics were 12 wins, 14 draws and 20 losses, leading to 18th spot in the League One. From these 46 matches they scored 47 goals and conceded 51. Appearing as the home side in the former season Shrewsbury Town managed 9-7-7 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 25 conceded.

Stress levels are on the rise for Shrewsbury Town's attacking players as they have now played 318 minutes without scoring in a league game. Whalley was their last goal scorer.

The home team returns to Montgomery Waters Meadow after drawing with Morecambe (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Leahy (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Leahy hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Wigan Athletic that was lost 0-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Shrewsbury have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Carlisle United in only three days. This game is also played here at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

Let's have a look at how Accrington Stanley performed last season in the League One: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 10 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 61 and conceded 80 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 14 with 20/47 goals scored/conceded.

Accrington Stanley played 2-2 against Charlton Athletic in their previous match. The draw against Charlton Athletic came from a losing position. The Accrington Stanley manager Coleman brought on Adedoyin as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player McConville was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.12/10. McConville scored one goal, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus AFC Wimbledon at their stadium, the result 4-3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Accrington playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Accrington Stanley wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Accrington Stanley are hosting Tranmere Rovers in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Shrewsbury Town victories, three draws and three Accrington Stanley wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyS. McConville
S. McConville
1 goals
Accrington StanleyK. Adedoyin
K. Adedoyin
1 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Accrington Stanley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 24
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
6 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 11
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Shrewsbury Town Last season Accrington Stanley
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
12 9   Won W   5 17
14 7   Drew D   4 10
20 7   Lost L   14 19
47 30   Scored S   20 61
51 25   Conceded C   47 80
87% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 93%
65% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
39% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 59%
11% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 37%
9% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 24%
43% 52%   BTTS BTTS   43% 57%
30% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 22%
39% 26%   Failed to Score F T   48% 28%
 
5.1 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.1
4.9 5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 5.4
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
6 5   Red cards R C   2 8
 
10.9 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   15.7 15.6
3.8 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5
27% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 27%
 
12.1 11.9   Shots against (avg) S A   13.1 11.9
3.9 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Derby County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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

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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 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Derby County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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