Shrewsbury Town are placed 8th, while Charlton Athletic are lingering 2 points behind in the league table. Will they shorten the gap?
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Charlton Athletic have yet to win a game away.
Shrewsbury Town have less rest than Charlton Athletic in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Stockport County.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Shrewsbury Town so far this season. Shrewsbury Town are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The followers hope that Shrewsbury Town will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the EFL Trophy fixture against Stockport County.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Fleetwood Town and winning 1-0.Shrewsbury are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Plymouth Argyle awaits in three days.
Shrewsbury Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Shrewsbury Town have conceded 8 goals.
Charlton Athletic form and stats
Charlton Athletic have only collected 4 points from their away games in the League One, after 0-4-3 (7 played).
Charlton are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Portsmouth (placed 5th). Midfield player Fraser was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.41/10. Fraser signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 29 total).
That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Exeter City.Take note! Both teams have scored in 9 of this club's last 11 league fixtures.
A quick return to home after this game, as Charlton Athletic are hosting Milton Keynes Dons in the League One only three days away.
The attacking power of Charlton when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Charlton Athletic's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Shrewsbury, two draws and four wins for Charlton Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Leaburn 4 goals |   T. Bayliss 3 goals | C. Taylor 3 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Charlton Athletic missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Charlton Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| 85% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 69% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| 46% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 36% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 71% |
| 31% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 7.5 | 9.3 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.7 | 10.9 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| 36% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.6 | 11.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- Charlton Athletic have yet to win a game away.
- 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
