Lots of loss and gain for these two contenders so far this season, occupying positions near the midsection of the League One table. Here's the Shrewsbury Town - Lincoln City latest:
- Shrewsbury Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in League 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!
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Shrewsbury Town at their home stadium (Montgomery Waters Meadow) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 205 minutes without scoring a league goal. Pennington was the last player to find the net.
Shrewsbury's previous fixture was a FA Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-1 vs Peterborough United. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sheffield Wednesday (0-1).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 14 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 1 and lost 6.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shrewsbury Town here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). On the other hand, Shrewsbury have conceded 11 goals.
Lincoln City form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Lincoln City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Morecambe in their previous match; a EFL Trophy fixture.
Before that, Lincoln City secured a home win against Morecambe with the score 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lincoln City playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 2 Lincoln wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Low-scoring game? 10 of this team's last 12 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lincoln City have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Lincoln have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shrewsbury Town three wins, four draws and Lincoln City three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. House 5 goals |  J. Diamond 5 goals |   M. Pennington 3 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 63% | 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 72% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 6% |
| 47% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 22% | 50% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 42% | 56% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 6.7 | 7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 10.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
| 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 34% | 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 43% | 46% |
| 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 13.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in League One
- Lincoln City have the most matches under the total-line (13) in League One
- Lincoln City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 14 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 14 |
