League One: Wrexham vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Wrexham and Shrewsbury who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Wrexham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Shrewsbury swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Wrexham find themselves as number 2 in the league table with ten points from their first four matches this campaign. They are seven points better off than Shrewsbury, who rank as number 20.

Team form: Wrexham vs Shrewsbury

Wrexham Form

Their last three matches saw Wrexham drawing 0-0 with Bolton, before taking out Reading by 3-0, and Peterborough by 0-2. Wrexham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury collected one win from their last three matches, as Huddersfield won by 1-0. Bolton were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Shrewsbury won 3-0 against Leyton Orient. Shrewsbury came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to four.

Betting stats for Wrexham and Shrewsbury

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

In-form players: Wrexham vs Shrewsbury

Jack Marriott is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Shrewsbury look to Tom Bloxham, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Wrexham vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Wrexham claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Shrewsbury won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Shrewsbury have beaten Wrexham in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Wrexham have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Shrewsbury managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Wrexham were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Shrewsbury have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Wrexham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Wrexham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Shrewsbury, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.

Recommended tip: Wrexham vs Shrewsbury

To sum up, the upcoming match between Wrexham and Shrewsbury seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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