This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Shrewsbury Town holding 17th place and AFC Wimbledon lying 22nd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shrewsbury Town and AFC Wimbledon.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Shrewsbury Town at their home stadium (Montgomery Waters Meadow) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
The fans are hoping that Shrewsbury will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League One game against Bristol Rovers (placed 19th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Milton Keynes Dons in a game that was won 4-2.
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 Shrewsbury have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won two times, drawn six and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shrewsbury, as the League One home game vs Fleetwood Town is only four days away.
Shrewsbury are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Shrewsbury Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Wimbledon failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Hull City (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-3. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gillingham.
Wimbledon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Wimbledon has another fixture away, a League One game, against Blackpool in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting AFC Wimbledon as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league. AFC Wimbledon struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result AFC Wimbledon - Shrewsbury 0-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Shrewsbury, four draws and zero wins for AFC Wimbledon. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pigott 13 goals |   S. Whalley 6 goals |  R. Longman 5 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 32 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 33 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 53 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 76% |
| 36% | 46% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 52% |
| 18% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 24% |
| 11% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| 57% | 69% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 52% |
| 29% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 19% | 17% |
| 18% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 13.2 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 37% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 26% | 29% |
- AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
- AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Peterborough United | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 61 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Hull City | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 52 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -6 | 45 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 43 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 42 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -3 | 41 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 37 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 31 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -19 | 30 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | -16 | 28 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -19 | 28 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -23 | 28 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 59 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -27 | 27 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -25 | 26 |