League Two: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Tranmere and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury head over to the Prenton Park this coming Saturday to face title favourites Tranmere in a round 2 match in the League Two.

Tranmere are placed tenth with one point after one match. Shrewsbury occupy a position as 17th in the league on one point.

Form: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury

Tranmere Form

Tranmere look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 2-0 and 1-4 against Crewe and Newport respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Colchester as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. Tranmere won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored 11 goals.

Shrewsbury Form

In has been a bit of everything for Shrewsbury in their previous three matches, as they first beat Barnsley by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Crawley, before an encounter with Bromley produced a 0-0 draw. Shrewsbury performed a very admirable four wins in six League Two away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored eight times, while also conceding three goals.

Betting facts for Tranmere and Shrewsbury

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

Players in form: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury

With another League Two season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Tranmere and Shrewsbury. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Tranmere claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Shrewsbury won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Tranmere probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Shrewsbury managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Shrewsbury have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Tranmere when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Tranmere’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.