League One: Shrewsbury vs Peterborough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between Shrewsbury and Peterborough and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Peterborough over to the The Croud Meadow for a round 2 match.

Shrewsbury came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Peterborough

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 1-3 against Leyton Orient, 1-0 against Stevenage and drew 3-3 with Notts Co.. Shrewsbury only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Croud Meadow in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded 11 goals.

Peterborough Form

Peterborough recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Oxford. Then Huddersfield proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat, just like Oxford who won 2-0. Peterborough won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding ten times.

Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Peterborough

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Shrewsbury and Peterborough. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Shrewsbury vs Peterborough

Jordan Shipley is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Peterborough look to Joel Randall, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Peterborough won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing five in this series of matches. Peterborough have beaten Shrewsbury in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Peterborough scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Peterborough kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Peterborough have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Peterborough’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Shrewsbury vs Peterborough

To summarize, the upcoming League One clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Shrewsbury vs Peterborough mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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