Shrewsbury Town and Plymouth Argyle fans eagerly anticipate League One meet at Montgomery Waters Meadow

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

Shrewsbury Town battle Plymouth Argyle for recognition and victory.

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals (0) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Shrewsbury nor Plymouth Argyle as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Shrewsbury Town's first League One home game here at Montgomery Waters Meadow ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats from 23 matches. Shrewsbury has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Cotterill and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Shrewsbury's attacking players as they have now played 318 minutes without scoring in a league game. D. Udoh was their last goal scorer.

Shrewsbury Town are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Portsmouth. Elliott Bennett (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Bennett hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Morecambe (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Shrewsbury Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shrewsbury Town as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Shrewsbury Town has won one of these, drawn eight and lost five.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Rochdale in only three days. This game is also played here at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

At Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury Town has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Plymouth Argyle had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 3, drew 7 and lost 13.

There were no winners in Plymouth's previous match, a League One home game that ended 1-1 vs Cambridge United (placed 17th). Dan Scarr was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Scarr hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 7 of 8 duels.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gillingham.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Plymouth Argyle playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were four Plymouth wins, three draws and eight defeats.

Plymouth Argyle have another match that requires travelling in just three nights, a Carabao Cup match versus Swansea City. A hard programme for the visitors!

0 goals so far away for Plymouth Argyle, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Shrewsbury won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Plymouth Argyle have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
2 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
6.3 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 8
4 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 10 6
1.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 10.7
2.3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals (0) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
Shrewsbury Town Last season Plymouth Argyle
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
13 5   Won W   3 14
15 8   Drew D   7 11
18 10   Lost L   13 21
50 28   Scored S   22 53
57 31   Conceded C   41 80
93% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 98%
65% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
37% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 54%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 30%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 13%
54% 61%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
28% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 22%
24% 26%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
4.7 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.2
4 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5.3
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.7
2 0   Red cards R C   2 5
 
9.9 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 11.6
3.3 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.7
33% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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