League Two: Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 24 match between Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers will be desperate for points this coming Thursday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 0-1 against Chesterfield, 3-1 against Cheltenham and 1-0 against Grimsby. Shrewsbury won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

A draw is all that prevents Bristol Rovers from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Crewe as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Bromley by a 2-3 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Barnet won the game and the exact score was 0-2. Bristol Rovers didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats for Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers

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 Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers

John Marquis is showing good form for Shrewsbury, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Jack Sparkes scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Bristol Rovers won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Bristol Rovers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Shrewsbury in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Bristol Rovers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Shrewsbury managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Shrewsbury saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bristol Rovers, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.