League One match preview: Shrewsbury Town versus Blackpool

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Greenhous Meadow (9875 seats)

Season ticket holders at Greenhous Meadow haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Shrewsbury Town languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Blackpool will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Shrewsbury Town have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games. The Shrewsbury Town manager S. Ricketts might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Shrewsbury Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Oxford United here at Greenhous Meadow in a League One match. Before that match, a win away at Bristol Rovers.

Did Shrewsbury Town get overconfident in their match against Oxford United? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.

The Shrewsbury Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Shrewsbury Town have conceded 24 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Blackpool so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 2-10-6 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Blackpool have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Doncaster Rovers game.

Blackpool has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Fleetwood Town for a League One game that ended a draw (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Ipswich Town.

The attacking power of Blackpool when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Blackpool in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Blackpool - Shrewsbury Town 0-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Shrewsbury Town five wins, four draws and Blackpool zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackpool
A. Gnanduillet
15 goals
Shrewsbury Town
D. Udoh
4 goals
Shrewsbury Town
J. Cummings
4 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 18 34
10 6 1 Won W 1 2 11
11 5 3 Drew D 5 10 12
13 6 1 Lost L 0 6 11
31 21 6 Scored S 5 17 43
42 24 6 Conceded C 3 20 41
85% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 72% 85%
56% 65% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 61% 74%
29% 41% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 44% 53%
18% 24% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 21%
15% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
38% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 65%
35% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 24%
41% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 26%
 
4.4 4.5 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.4 5.7
5.3 5.7 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.7 5.6
2.2 2.2 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
397 191 57 Total Shots T S 73 187 367
119 58 12 Shots on Target S O 19 64 126
26% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 27% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (11)
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
  • 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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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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.