Ace Football previews the League One round 15 match between Burton and Shrewsbury and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Shrewsbury go up against Burton on Saturday for a League One meeting at Pirelli Stadium.
Burton are placed 24th with five points after 13 matches. Shrewsbury occupy a position as 23th in the league on eight points.
Team form: Burton vs Shrewsbury
Burton Form
A single draw is all Burton have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-3 and 1-0 against Wycombe and Cambridge U respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Crawley. Burton are without a win in their last six League One matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored six goals.
Shrewsbury Form
Shrewsbury were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Bristol Rovers. Next up, Barnsley won 0-2, before losing 2-1 against Salford City. Shrewsbury claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to eight.
Betting stats for Burton and Shrewsbury
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Burton and Shrewsbury played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Burton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Burton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burton have lost the last 7 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burton have lost the last 6 matches in a row in the League One and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Shrewsbury matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Shrewsbury away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Pirelli Stadium across all tournaments Burton won two times, drew two and lost six times. Shrewsbury claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Burton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Shrewsbury got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Shrewsbury have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Burton will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Shrewsbury have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Burton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score one time in those matches. Shrewsbury did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
Betting prediction: Burton vs Shrewsbury
To sum up, the upcoming match between Burton and Shrewsbury seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.
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