League One: Charlton vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Charlton and Shrewsbury who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Charlton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Shrewsbury swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Charlton approach round 28 as number 10 in the League One table with 37 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Shrewsbury have amassed 20 points, placing them as number 22 in the standings.

Team form: Charlton vs Shrewsbury

Charlton Form

Charlton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Preston in a 2-1 defeat. Rotherham also proved too hard to handle, as they won 4-2, before Charlton were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Bolton. Charlton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three matches, Shrewsbury drew 1-1 with Blackpool, lost 1-0 against Leyton Orient and beat Wrexham 2-1. Shrewsbury are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting stats for Charlton and Shrewsbury

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Charlton and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Charlton vs Shrewsbury

John Marquis shows decent form right now for Shrewsbury, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Charlton, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Miles Leaburn also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six League One matches.

Betting markets: Charlton vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Charlton won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Valley, Charlton. They drew four and lost two as well, while Shrewsbury won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Charlton have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Charlton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal five times, whereas Charlton were first on target in three of their last 10 games. Charlton have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Shrewsbury.

Total goals

Charlton saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Shrewsbury, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.