Shrewsbury Town and Lincoln City followers look forward to League One contest at Montgomery Waters Meadow

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

A total of 39 games are finished and Shrewsbury Town are 3 points in front of Lincoln City. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well renewed since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

All-inclusive League One stats playing at home this season for Shrewsbury Town are 8-5-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Shrewsbury Town are confident in defense, having played 188 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Shrewsbury Town are returning here after visiting Rotherham United and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Udoh, Bennett and Bowman scored the goal(s). Midfield player Bennett got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Bennett scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Morecambe.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Shrewsbury have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won one time, drawn three and lost two.

The Shrewsbury Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 19 matches. Shrewsbury Town have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Lincoln City playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Lincoln City played 0-0 against Sunderland in their previous match. Wright was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.81. The agile goalkeeper Wright topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Rotherham United's place.

Lincoln are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Lincoln City find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. 26 goals have been conceded by Lincoln City in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought previously this season: Lincoln City - Shrewsbury 1-1. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Shrewsbury Town won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Lincoln City got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
11 goals
Shrewsbury TownR. Bowman
R. Bowman
9 goals
Shrewsbury TownL. Leahy
L. Leahy
8 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Lincoln City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 4 18 38
11 8 4 Won W 1 6 11
12 5 2 Drew D 1 4 9
16 6 0 Lost L 2 8 18
40 25 15 Scored S 5 24 43
37 18 5 Conceded C 8 26 51
85% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
62% 63% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 76%
38% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 56% 47%
8% 16% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 28% 21%
5% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 5%
44% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 58%
33% 32% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 11%
38% 26% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 28% 37%
 
5.3 5.5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 5.1
4.9 5.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.9 5.6
1.5 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.9
6 5 2 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.1 11.8 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.8 11.3
3.8 4.5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 3.1
27% 29% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 53% 37%
 
12.2 12.3 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.8 14.2 14.2
3.6 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.6 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 38 21 8 9 64 39 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 25 71
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 38 12 14 12 55 61 20 9 6 5 29 26 18 3 8 7 26 35 -6 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

Lincoln City:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 38 21 8 9 64 39 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 25 71
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 38 12 14 12 55 61 20 9 6 5 29 26 18 3 8 7 26 35 -6 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.