This could be an interesting match as Shrewsbury Town have their presumed home advantage while Coventry City are ahead 6 points in the League One table.
Coventry City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Ipswich Town. 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.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shrewsbury Town have to build on here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the League One.
Shrewsbury Town manager S. Ricketts and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Oxford United (placed 7th) in the League One. Before that, Shrewsbury Town drew at home versus Manchester City U21.
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 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. 11 goals have been conceded.
Coventry City form and stats
There's been little loot from Coventry City's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the League One. Coventry City only have 0 wins to counter their 1 defeat and 7 draws. One point away has become something of a habit for Coventry City who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Coventry City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Ipswich Town (placed 2nd). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ipswich Town in the League One.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coventry City playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Coventry City wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Coventry City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Coventry City have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 5 - 1 (Shrewsbury Town wins - draws - Coventry City wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Cummings
3 goals
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Z. Westbrooke
3 goals
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A. Bakayoko
3 goals
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Shrewsbury Town missing players
Coventry City missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Coventry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 62% | 79% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 63% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 26% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 16% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 37% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 192 | 81 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 110 | 271 |
| 62 | 26 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 44 | 90 |
| 26% | 42% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 20% | 27% |
- Coventry City has the most points from losing position (15)
- Coventry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Coventry City 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 14 |
| 22 | Southend United | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -37 | 6 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 2 |