Struggling Shrewsbury Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sunderland in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Shrewsbury Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Shrewsbury nor Sunderland 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's results here at Montgomery Waters Meadow in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
A strong away win for Shrewsbury against Swindon Town the last match, as Harrison Chapman were on target. Ahead of that match, Shrewsbury lost 0-1 at home to Crewe Alexandra.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ipswich Town are coming to town in four days.
The Shrewsbury fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sunderland form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 6 draws and only 0 losses in the League One.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Milton Keynes Dons (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 2-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Milton Keynes Dons.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Doncaster Rovers in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Sunderland's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. Sunderland's manager L. Johnson has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 6 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sunderland - Shrewsbury Town 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Shrewsbury one win, one draw and Sunderland three victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 14 goals |  S. Whalley 5 goals |  G. Leadbitter 5 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 54% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 52% |
| 33% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 67% | 44% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 13.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | 31% |
- Shrewsbury Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
- Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game away.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Lincoln City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 48 |
| 3 | Hull City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 41 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 37 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 24 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -19 | 24 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -20 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -21 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 19 |