This duo has had a low return so far, but three points in this crucial game would definitely be a big help. Let's hear it for Shrewsbury Town - Morecambe!
- Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in League One
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
Shrewsbury Town have played 15 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Shrewsbury Town hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Leahy was the last player to score a league goal for Shrewsbury Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shrewsbury Town haven't scored in 222 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Cotterill led his Shrewsbury Town to a defeat away at Plymouth Argyle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Ebanks-Landell, defender, was given a rating of 7.33/10 in that game, top of the team. Ebanks-Landell won 2 of 2 duels.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Wycombe Wanderers the opponent.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 eight games) they have won one time, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shrewsbury Town, as the League One home game vs Portsmouth is only three days away.
Shrewsbury Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Shrewsbury Town have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-3-10 (15 played). Morecambe has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Morecambe delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Gillingham (placed 22nd) in their previous game. Cooney was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Cooney hit four key passes and won 8 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Morecambe manager Robinson faced defeat when travelling to Lincoln City and losing 1-2.We have checked recent matches where Morecambe have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were four victories, two draws and four defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Morecambe now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Rotherham United is waiting in only three days.
Morecambe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games (in the league). For Morecambe, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Morecambe is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 6 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra and Fleetwood Town.
Head 2 Head
Shrewsbury Town and Morecambe have played each other before this season: Morecambe - Shrewsbury Town 2-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Shrewsbury Town won five games, one match ended with a draw and Morecambe have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven The games between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 18 goals |  D. Udoh 8 goals | R. Bowman 6 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
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| Shrewsbury Town | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 28 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 43 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 33 | 61 |
| 88% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 94% |
| 59% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 87% | 84% |
| 34% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 59% |
| 6% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 53% | 44% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 47% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 25% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 7% | 16% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | 37% |
| 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 15.8 | 14 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
- Morecambe 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 scored goals in the first half (9) 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 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 68 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 53 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 48 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -6 | 43 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -11 | 39 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 38 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | -4 | 35 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 34 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -10 | 31 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -18 | 30 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -27 | 26 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 38 | -41 | 22 |
