League One fixture preview and facts: Shrewsbury Town welcome Rotherham United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 01.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

The guesting Rotherham United side are thought to be odds-on favourites at Shrewsbury Town, as the away side have a 38 point advantage from their 34 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shrewsbury and Rotherham United.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Shrewsbury Town at their home stadium (Montgomery Waters Meadow) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. When Shrewsbury Town hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sunderland, Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Wigan Athletic, Milton Keynes Dons, Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Shrewsbury Town are returning here after visiting Burton Albion and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Pennington and Bloxham scored the goal(s). Defender Pennington got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.14/10. Pennington scored one goal and won 8 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Portsmouth (1-2).

The manager Cotterill will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cambridge United in only four days.

Shrewsbury are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 16 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.

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Rotherham United form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the League One. A great winning streak in away games for Rotherham United as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Fleetwood Town have they travelled home without three points.

The Rotherham United goalkeeper Josh Vickers is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 242 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Rotherham United, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Plymouth Argyle (placed 7th) last time out. Vickers (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.44. Vickers topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Morecambe.

A new game in only four days for Rotherham, the League One home match versus Milton Keynes Dons. Busy days.

The visiting Rotherham United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 17 games. The Rotherham defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 17 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Shrewsbury Town wins - draws - Rotherham United wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
17 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals
ShrewsburyD. Udoh
D. Udoh
8 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 6 17 34
9 7 2 Won W 4 11 23
10 4 1 Drew D 1 3 6
15 5 2 Lost L 1 3 5
31 19 4 Scored S 10 24 61
35 16 6 Conceded C 2 5 19
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
62% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 68%
35% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 12% 29%
6% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 21%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 15%
47% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 17% 12% 32%
26% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 67% 71% 56%
38% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 18%
 
5.1 5.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 7 6.7
5.1 5.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.1 3.5
1.6 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.5
6 5 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.3 11.3 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 18.3 14.1 14.7
3.6 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.4 4.8
25% 28% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 32% 37%
 
12.6 12.8 12.6 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 9.6 8.8
4 4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.4 3.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (12) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (19) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+19) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+42) in League One
  • Rotherham United is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) 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 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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