League One preview: Can Shrewsbury Town edge out victory against Tranmere Rovers?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 25.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Greenhous Meadow (9875 seats)

Shrewsbury Town are welcoming Tranmere Rovers for another important game after their 1-0 result against 11th-placed Doncaster Rovers.

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 Town and Tranmere Rovers.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Shrewsbury Town have played 15 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Shrewsbury Town last time playing, versus Doncaster Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with D. Edwards scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Shrewsbury Town lost 0-2 at Portsmouth's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shrewsbury Town handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, six draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Shrewsbury Town after this match as they are travelling to Bristol Rovers for a League One game in only four days.

Shrewsbury Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tranmere Rovers so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-10 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Tranmere Rovers, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The AFC Wimbledon game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Tranmere Rovers has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Two away games in a row for Tranmere Rovers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Wycombe Wanderers in the League One. A draw for Tranmere Rovers before that, at their own venue hosting Bristol Rovers (0-0).

Tranmere Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of two matches.

After this away game Tranmere Rovers return home for a League One game against Fleetwood Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Tranmere Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. The Tranmere Rovers manager M. Mellon has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tranmere Rovers - Shrewsbury Town 0-1. Shrewsbury Town-Tranmere Rovers H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Shrewsbury Town four wins, Tranmere Rovers three wins, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Shrewsbury TownJ. Cummings
J. Cummings
4 goals
Tranmere RoversC. Jennings
C. Jennings
4 goals
Tranmere RoversS. Payne
S. Payne
4 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 3 14 31
9 6 1 Won W 1 2 5
11 5 2 Drew D 1 2 8
11 4 0 Lost L 1 10 18
26 17 5 Scored S 3 10 29
36 18 4 Conceded C 3 30 56
84% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 94%
55% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 77%
26% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 48%
13% 13% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 32%
10% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 19%
35% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 48%
35% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 16%
45% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 42%
 
4.5 4.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.8
5.1 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 4.8
2.1 2.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
354 161 45 Total Shots T S 33 121 358
101 45 20 Shots on Target S O 12 41 109
26% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 27%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
  • Shrewsbury Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
  • Tranmere Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tranmere Rovers is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 32 18 6 8 58 33 16 8 4 4 30 15 16 10 2 4 28 18 25 60
2 Coventry City 31 16 12 3 45 29 15 10 4 1 20 10 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 60
3 Wycombe Wanderers 33 17 8 8 44 37 18 13 3 2 34 20 15 4 5 6 10 17 7 59
4 Sunderland 32 16 9 7 45 26 17 10 6 1 32 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 57
5 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
6 Fleetwood Town 31 15 9 7 47 35 17 10 6 1 25 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 12 54
7 Portsmouth 31 15 8 8 45 31 15 10 5 0 28 12 16 5 3 8 17 19 14 53
8 Ipswich Town 33 14 10 9 45 32 15 6 5 4 23 16 18 8 5 5 22 16 13 52
9 Oxford United 32 14 9 9 53 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 17 5 6 6 25 22 19 51
10 Gillingham 33 12 14 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 17 3 11 3 13 15 9 50
11 Doncaster Rovers 32 13 9 10 47 32 18 9 5 4 27 18 14 4 4 6 20 14 15 48
12 Burton Albion 32 12 10 10 45 44 15 6 6 3 16 11 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 46
13 Bristol Rovers 32 11 9 12 35 45 16 6 6 4 21 18 16 5 3 8 14 27 -10 42
14 Accrington Stanley 32 10 9 13 46 48 16 7 2 7 32 25 16 3 7 6 14 23 -2 39
15 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
16 Blackpool 31 9 11 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 17 2 9 6 17 20 0 38
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 9 11 11 26 36 15 6 5 4 17 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -10 38
18 Milton Keynes Dons 32 10 6 16 34 42 17 9 1 7 20 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -8 36
19 Rochdale 32 9 6 17 36 53 15 4 4 7 16 21 17 5 2 10 20 32 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 37 51 17 5 8 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 31
21 Tranmere Rovers 31 5 8 18 29 56 17 3 6 8 19 26 14 2 2 10 10 30 -27 23
22 Southend United 33 3 7 23 35 82 16 1 4 11 15 41 17 2 3 12 20 41 -47 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 30 5 8 17 24 62 16 4 7 5 17 23 14 1 1 12 7 39 -38 11

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 32 18 6 8 58 33 16 8 4 4 30 15 16 10 2 4 28 18 25 60
2 Coventry City 31 16 12 3 45 29 15 10 4 1 20 10 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 60
3 Wycombe Wanderers 33 17 8 8 44 37 18 13 3 2 34 20 15 4 5 6 10 17 7 59
4 Sunderland 32 16 9 7 45 26 17 10 6 1 32 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 57
5 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
6 Fleetwood Town 31 15 9 7 47 35 17 10 6 1 25 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 12 54
7 Portsmouth 31 15 8 8 45 31 15 10 5 0 28 12 16 5 3 8 17 19 14 53
8 Ipswich Town 33 14 10 9 45 32 15 6 5 4 23 16 18 8 5 5 22 16 13 52
9 Oxford United 32 14 9 9 53 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 17 5 6 6 25 22 19 51
10 Gillingham 33 12 14 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 17 3 11 3 13 15 9 50
11 Doncaster Rovers 32 13 9 10 47 32 18 9 5 4 27 18 14 4 4 6 20 14 15 48
12 Burton Albion 32 12 10 10 45 44 15 6 6 3 16 11 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 46
13 Bristol Rovers 32 11 9 12 35 45 16 6 6 4 21 18 16 5 3 8 14 27 -10 42
14 Accrington Stanley 32 10 9 13 46 48 16 7 2 7 32 25 16 3 7 6 14 23 -2 39
15 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
16 Blackpool 31 9 11 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 17 2 9 6 17 20 0 38
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 9 11 11 26 36 15 6 5 4 17 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -10 38
18 Milton Keynes Dons 32 10 6 16 34 42 17 9 1 7 20 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -8 36
19 Rochdale 32 9 6 17 36 53 15 4 4 7 16 21 17 5 2 10 20 32 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 37 51 17 5 8 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 31
21 Tranmere Rovers 31 5 8 18 29 56 17 3 6 8 19 26 14 2 2 10 10 30 -27 23
22 Southend United 33 3 7 23 35 82 16 1 4 11 15 41 17 2 3 12 20 41 -47 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 30 5 8 17 24 62 16 4 7 5 17 23 14 1 1 12 7 39 -38 11

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