Soccer betting preview: Shrewsbury Town welcomes AFC Wimbledon in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

A short glance at the League One standings point to an advantage to AFC Wimbledon when they arrive at Shrewsbury Town. Yet; let's play before select a winner!

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the the worst goal difference (-7) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (11) in League One

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carabao Cup game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Arsenal. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Shrewsbury Town, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) in League One, at their home stadium (Montgomery Waters Meadow) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

The home team returns to Montgomery Waters Meadow after being equal after 90 minutes with Sheffield Wednesday (placed 13th) on their last time out; the League One game ended 1-1. Midfielder Josh Vela was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game.

Before that, Shrewsbury drew at home versus Crewe Alexandra.

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 17 matches with the results: Won two, drawn eight and lost seven.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Wycombe Wanderers in only three days. This game is also played here at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Shrewsbury aren't scoring a lot here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Shrewsbury have conceded 6 from these games.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

Playing away, AFC Wimbledon have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the League One this season.

Wimbledon are travelling again after losing away to Arsenal in their previous match (0-3). Attacker Ayoub Assal got a player rating of 6.84 in the game. "Man of the match" Assal dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with AFC Wimbledon playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were five AFC Wimbledon wins, three draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wimbledon manager M. Robinson as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Rotherham United.

The Wimbledon manager M. Robinson has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Wimbledon have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shrewsbury six wins, four draws and AFC Wimbledon zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonW. Nightingale
W. Nightingale
3 goals
AFC WimbledonJ. Rudoni
J. Rudoni
3 goals
ShrewsburyS. Cosgrove
S. Cosgrove
2 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Shrewsbury Town AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 2 4 8
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 3
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
4 3 0 Scored S 4 8 15
11 6 3 Conceded C 3 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
25% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
62% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
6 7.5 11 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 4.9
4.5 4.8 1 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 5.4
2.4 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 12.5 18 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 9.2 11.5
3.2 3.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 4.9
15% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 57% 38%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Wimbledon have scored more than double the goals of Shrewsbury Town.
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (11) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shrewsbury Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Shrewsbury Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have the the worst goal difference (-7) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 7 5 1 1 12 5 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 7 3 7 16
2 Sunderland 7 5 1 1 12 7 4 4 0 0 8 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 16
3 Milton Keynes Dons 8 4 3 1 16 10 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 1 3 0 10 7 6 15
4 Plymouth Argyle 8 4 3 1 12 6 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 2 1 1 6 4 6 15
5 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 2 1 10 7 3 3 0 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 14
6 Rotherham United 8 4 1 3 10 8 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 13
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 4 1 2 1 5 6 4 2 1 1 9 6 2 12
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 4 2 1 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 1 1 2 1 5 -2 12
11 Accrington Stanley 8 4 0 4 8 11 4 3 0 1 5 5 4 1 0 3 3 6 -3 12
12 Portsmouth 8 3 2 3 7 6 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 11
13 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 6 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 11
14 Cambridge United 7 3 2 2 10 10 4 2 1 1 6 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 11
15 Oxford United 8 3 2 3 9 9 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 0 1 3 3 7 0 11
16 Morecambe 8 3 1 4 12 11 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 1 1 2 6 6 1 10
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 8
18 Lincoln City 8 2 2 4 10 10 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 7 6 0 8
19 Gillingham 8 1 4 3 8 12 4 1 2 1 5 7 4 0 2 2 3 5 -4 7
20 Ipswich Town 7 1 3 3 11 15 4 0 3 1 8 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 -4 6
21 Charlton Athletic 8 1 2 5 7 11 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 4 7 -4 5
22 Crewe Alexandra 8 1 2 5 5 11 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 0 1 3 1 6 -6 5
23 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 2 5 4 11 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 0 1 3 1 5 -7 5
24 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 3 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 1 7 -6 4

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.