Bolton Wanderers will not expect any gifts from hosts Shrewsbury Town in this League One game. Here's the broad match guide!
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Shrewsbury Town so far this season.
The Shrewsbury Town fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Lincoln City and win 2-0. What a relief, as that was the first league win after going winless in six consecutive matches. Pennington, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Pennington hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that game, a home victory against Peterborough United in the FA Cup.
Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen two goals or less.
Shrewsbury's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Bolton Wanderers's last game was the home draw against Bristol Rovers (1-1). As mentioned above, Bolton Wanderers drew the match against Bristol Rovers. Manager Evatt brought on Charles to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Toal, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.3. Toal won 6 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the victory at home against Barrow in the EFL Trophy (3-2).
A quick return to home after this game, as Wanderers are hosting Manchester United U21 in the EFL Trophy only three days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bolton Wanderers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Shrewsbury Town victory, one draw and five Bolton Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Bayliss 4 goals |   D. Charles 4 goals |  M. Pennington 3 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 84% |
| 65% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 63% |
| 35% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 37% |
| 4.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 6.7 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 11.3 | 9.9 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly more corners at 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 20 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 15 |
