Ace Football previews the League Two round 38 match between Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bristol Rovers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Shrewsbury swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Crewe by 2-1, before winning 0-2 against Barrow. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Bromley. Bristol Rovers managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 12 goals and conceded six times.
Shrewsbury Form
It is all or nothing with Shrewsbury following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-2 in an encounter with Walsall to which, they replied by beating Chesterfield2-3. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-2 against Cheltenham. 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 eight while also conceding 11 times.
Betting stats for Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury
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 Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury played across all tournaments.
- Bristol Rovers have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Bristol Rovers home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bristol Rovers home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Shrewsbury matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury
It is a great season for Isaac Hutchinson, who currently has 12 league goals to his name during this season. Bristol Rovers will rely on his services to gun down Shrewsbury.
Betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury
Full-time result
Bristol Rovers won four of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing six times. Shrewsbury won three of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and six defeats as well. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bristol Rovers have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Shrewsbury.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol Rovers, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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