League Two: Shrewsbury vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Shrewsbury and Swindon who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Shrewsbury enjoy home advantage, when visitors Swindon swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Swindon have claimed 58 points after 31 rounds, while Shrewsbury have amassed 26 points and are now ranked as number 21 in the League Two standings.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Swindon

Shrewsbury Form

Their last three matches saw Shrewsbury drawing 0-0 with Barnet, losing 2-0 against Colchester before beating Barrow by 2-1. Shrewsbury managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored four and conceded six goals.

Swindon Form

Swindon are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Barrow got left behind in a 3-1 win, before Harrogate Town got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Newport was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Swindon. Swindon managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Swindon

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 Swindon played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Swindon

He banged in 17 goals so far this season, and Aaron Drinan also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Shrewsbury.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Swindon won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Swindon won their last 4 matches on the trot. Swindon have not lost to Shrewsbury in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Shrewsbury only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Swindon scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Swindon have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Swindon have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Shrewsbury have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Shrewsbury and Swindon.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Swindon, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Swindon scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.