Shrewsbury Town will want to make use of their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s adversaries. The hosting team are currently 11 points behind Sheffield Wednesday.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury Town have collected 21 points from their League One home games so far after 6-3-3.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marko Marosi not having conceded a league goal in 254 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Accrington Stanley in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Pennington, defender, was given a rating of 7.73/10 in that game, top of the team. Pennington hit one key pass and won 2 of 6 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Fleetwood Town.Shrewsbury Town has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Shrewsbury have conceded 12 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sheffield Wednesday playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Two away games in a row for Sheffield, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Sunderland in the League One. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Sunderland was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. Bannan got a match rating of 7.1 in that game, top player of the team. Bannan hit one key pass and had 48 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Crewe Alexandra.Sheffield have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. 18 goals have been conceded by Sheffield in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Sheffield Wednesday - Shrewsbury Town 1-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Shrewsbury Town wins - draws - Sheffield Wednesday wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Gregory 8 goals |   D. Udoh 7 goals | R. Bowman 6 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 29 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 85% | 91% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 78% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 46% | 43% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 31% | 22% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 9% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 46% | 52% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 22% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 31% | 29% |
| 12 | 12.7 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -26 | 16 |
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