With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Shrewsbury Town fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rochdale.
It's no vacation for neither Shrewsbury nor Rochdale 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.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury Town have played three League One home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The Shrewsbury crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Bristol Rovers here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in a League One match. Before that match, a win away at AFC Wimbledon.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Shrewsbury Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and one defeat (from three games).
There will be little rest for Shrewsbury after this match as they are travelling to Fleetwood Town for a League One game in only three days.
Shrewsbury Town aren't scoring a lot here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. On the other hand, Shrewsbury Town have conceded 4 goals.
Rochdale form and stats
It's not happening yet for Rochdale on their League One travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Rochdale play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Burton Albion (placed 24th). A 0-3 loss hosting Hull City before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Rochdale playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
After this away game Rochdale return home for a League One game against Sunderland. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Rochdale, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Shrewsbury Town-Rochdale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shrewsbury Town four wins, Rochdale five wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Keohane 2 goals |  B. Walker 1 goals |  J. Vela 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | 40 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 39 | 70 |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 33% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 33% |
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shrewsbury Town has the fewest scored goals (4) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 4 |