There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers latest:
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 Bristol Rovers.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Shrewsbury Town have to build on here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the League One. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Shrewsbury Town after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A good away victory last time out for Shrewsbury Town, who won 1-0 against Bradford City. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Macclesfield Town.
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 eleven matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 5 Lost 2.
Shrewsbury Town has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, Shrewsbury Town have conceded only 7 goals.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Bristol Rovers, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Bromley in the FA Cup last time out. Before that, Bristol Rovers secured a home win against Swindon Town with the score 1-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bristol Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 3 Bristol Rovers wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Bristol Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Shrewsbury Town victories, 3 draws and 3 Bristol Rovers wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Clarke-Harris
7 goals
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J. Cummings
3 goals
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O. Beckles
2 goals
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Shrewsbury Town missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 75% | 75% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 25% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 25% | 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 50% | 62% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 50% | 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | 75 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 87 | 203 |
| 55 | 23 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| 24% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 13 |
| 22 | Southend United | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -31 | 5 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -21 | 1 |