League Two: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Tranmere and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury face a daunting first assignment in the League Two when they visit the title favourites Tranmere on the opening day of the new campaign.

Form: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury

Tranmere Form

In the last three outings, Tranmere beat Cheltenham by 1-3, lost 3-0 against Milton Keynes Dons, before drawing 1-1 with Grimsby. Tranmere are without a win in their last six League Two matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Fleetwood, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Gillingham, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Salford City. Shrewsbury only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.

Betting stats 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 on top: Tranmere vs Shrewsbury

Nathan Smith is showing good form for Tranmere, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Josh Ruffels scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Tranmere won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing one. They lost eight at Prenton Park in this run of matches. Shrewsbury won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing two and losing five.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Tranmere only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Shrewsbury claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Tranmere’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Shrewsbury’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Tranmere conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.