League Two: Swindon vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Swindon and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury go up against Swindon on Saturday for a League Two meeting at County Ground.

The two teams enter the match at County Ground with five points separating them in the League Two standings.

Form: Swindon vs Shrewsbury

Swindon Form

Swindon are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Cardiff by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-2 against Oldham. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 0-2 against Barnet. Swindon claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Grimsby, before Colchester ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Notts Co., who came out 4-1 winners. Shrewsbury won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored five while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats for Swindon and Shrewsbury

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swindon 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: Swindon vs Shrewsbury

Will Wright found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas John Marquis just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Swindon vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Swindon won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at County Ground. They drew four and lost two as well, while Shrewsbury won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Shrewsbury have not lost to Swindon in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Swindon scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Swindon probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Shrewsbury managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Swindon and Shrewsbury.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swindon, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Shrewsbury, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches.