Greenhous Meadow: Shrewsbury Town vs Accrington Stanley League One preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Greenhous Meadow (9875 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Shrewsbury Town holding 16th place and Accrington Stanley lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Milton Keynes Dons, was also a home game here at Greenhous Meadow. The away team is better rested.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

5-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Shrewsbury Town so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Shrewsbury Town drew their last game, also a home match. Milton Keynes Dons (placed 19th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Liverpool.

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 Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won two, drawn seven and lost three.

There will be little rest for Shrewsbury Town after this match as they are travelling to Portsmouth for a League One game in only four days.

Shrewsbury Town has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Shrewsbury Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Accrington Stanley so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-6 (win-draw-lose).

D. Charles and J. Clark scored in Accrington Stanley's previous match, the home game against AFC Wimbledon that ended 2-1. A 0-2 loss hosting Peterborough United before that.

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

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lincoln City in just four days.

The attacking power of Accrington Stanley when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Accrington Stanley have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Accrington Stanley - Shrewsbury Town 2-3 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Shrewsbury Town wins - draws - Accrington Stanley wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyC. Bishop
C. Bishop
10 goals
Accrington StanleyD. Charles
D. Charles
8 goals
Accrington StanleyO. Zanzala
O. Zanzala
6 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Accrington Stanley
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 4 15 29
8 5 1 Won W 1 2 8
11 5 2 Drew D 2 7 9
9 3 0 Lost L 1 6 12
25 16 5 Scored S 4 12 39
32 16 4 Conceded C 4 23 43
82% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
54% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 83%
29% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 27% 45%
14% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 28%
11% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 17%
39% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 53% 62%
36% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 17%
43% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 24%
 
4.3 4.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 5.5 5.7
5.3 5.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.4
2.1 2.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
305 123 45 Total Shots T S 62 184 412
95 42 20 Shots on Target S O 21 52 130
26% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 23% 30%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 28 13 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 56
2 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 39 35 16 12 3 1 31 18 14 3 5 6 8 17 4 53
3 Peterborough United 31 15 7 9 60 37 15 10 3 2 35 13 16 5 4 7 25 24 23 52
4 Coventry City 28 13 12 3 40 28 14 9 4 1 19 10 14 4 8 2 21 18 12 51
5 Portsmouth 28 14 8 6 43 29 14 9 5 0 26 12 14 5 3 6 17 17 14 50
6 Sunderland 29 13 9 7 38 26 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 5 3 6 12 16 12 48
7 Ipswich Town 30 13 9 8 41 30 13 5 5 3 19 14 17 8 4 5 22 16 11 48
8 Doncaster Rovers 29 12 9 8 44 28 17 8 5 4 25 17 12 4 4 4 19 11 16 45
9 Fleetwood Town 28 12 9 7 43 34 15 8 6 1 22 12 13 4 3 6 21 22 9 45
10 Oxford United 28 12 8 8 45 31 13 8 3 2 23 11 15 4 5 6 22 20 14 44
11 Burton Albion 29 11 9 9 39 36 14 6 5 3 14 9 15 5 4 6 25 27 3 42
12 Gillingham 29 9 13 7 33 27 15 8 3 4 24 14 14 1 10 3 9 13 6 40
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 8 11 33 41 15 5 6 4 19 17 14 5 2 7 14 24 -8 38
14 Blackpool 28 9 10 9 36 34 13 7 2 4 20 16 15 2 8 5 16 18 2 37
15 Lincoln City 31 11 4 16 37 39 14 9 1 4 24 15 17 2 3 12 13 24 -2 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 11 9 25 32 13 5 5 3 16 16 15 3 6 6 9 16 -7 35
17 Accrington Stanley 29 8 9 12 39 43 14 6 2 6 27 20 15 2 7 6 12 23 -4 33
18 Rochdale 30 9 6 15 35 48 14 4 4 6 15 19 16 5 2 9 20 29 -13 33
19 Milton Keynes Dons 30 9 5 16 32 41 16 8 1 7 19 20 14 1 4 9 13 21 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 35 44 15 5 6 4 18 18 14 2 1 11 17 26 -9 28
21 Tranmere Rovers 29 5 7 17 28 53 16 3 5 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 22
22 Southend United 29 3 7 19 33 72 13 1 4 8 13 35 16 2 3 11 20 37 -39 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 27 5 8 14 23 57 15 4 7 4 17 21 12 1 1 10 6 36 -34 11

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 Rotherham United 30 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 28 13 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 56
2 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 39 35 16 12 3 1 31 18 14 3 5 6 8 17 4 53
3 Peterborough United 31 15 7 9 60 37 15 10 3 2 35 13 16 5 4 7 25 24 23 52
4 Coventry City 28 13 12 3 40 28 14 9 4 1 19 10 14 4 8 2 21 18 12 51
5 Portsmouth 28 14 8 6 43 29 14 9 5 0 26 12 14 5 3 6 17 17 14 50
6 Sunderland 29 13 9 7 38 26 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 5 3 6 12 16 12 48
7 Ipswich Town 30 13 9 8 41 30 13 5 5 3 19 14 17 8 4 5 22 16 11 48
8 Doncaster Rovers 29 12 9 8 44 28 17 8 5 4 25 17 12 4 4 4 19 11 16 45
9 Fleetwood Town 28 12 9 7 43 34 15 8 6 1 22 12 13 4 3 6 21 22 9 45
10 Oxford United 28 12 8 8 45 31 13 8 3 2 23 11 15 4 5 6 22 20 14 44
11 Burton Albion 29 11 9 9 39 36 14 6 5 3 14 9 15 5 4 6 25 27 3 42
12 Gillingham 29 9 13 7 33 27 15 8 3 4 24 14 14 1 10 3 9 13 6 40
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 8 11 33 41 15 5 6 4 19 17 14 5 2 7 14 24 -8 38
14 Blackpool 28 9 10 9 36 34 13 7 2 4 20 16 15 2 8 5 16 18 2 37
15 Lincoln City 31 11 4 16 37 39 14 9 1 4 24 15 17 2 3 12 13 24 -2 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 11 9 25 32 13 5 5 3 16 16 15 3 6 6 9 16 -7 35
17 Accrington Stanley 29 8 9 12 39 43 14 6 2 6 27 20 15 2 7 6 12 23 -4 33
18 Rochdale 30 9 6 15 35 48 14 4 4 6 15 19 16 5 2 9 20 29 -13 33
19 Milton Keynes Dons 30 9 5 16 32 41 16 8 1 7 19 20 14 1 4 9 13 21 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 35 44 15 5 6 4 18 18 14 2 1 11 17 26 -9 28
21 Tranmere Rovers 29 5 7 17 28 53 16 3 5 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 22
22 Southend United 29 3 7 19 33 72 13 1 4 8 13 35 16 2 3 11 20 37 -39 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 27 5 8 14 23 57 15 4 7 4 17 21 12 1 1 10 6 36 -34 11

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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.