League Two: Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

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

When Shrewsbury come to Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood for the League Two match on Saturday, Fleetwood will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

While Shrewsbury find themselves on the 22th spot in the table with miserable three points after four rounds, Fleetwood have fought their way to six points which leaves them 12th in the standings at the very moment.

Form: Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury

Fleetwood Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Fleetwood managed to beat Shrewsbury 4-0, before drawing 2-2 with Grimsby. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Oldham. Fleetwood only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood in the League Two. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Shrewsbury Form

In their previous three outings, Shrewsbury lost 4-0 against Fleetwood, beat Salford City 1-0 and lost 3-0 against Rochdale. Shrewsbury are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded nine goals while scoring one themselves.

Betting stats for Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood and Shrewsbury played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury

Ronan Coughlan is showing good form for Fleetwood, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Josh Ruffels scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Fleetwood won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They drew six and lost one as well, while Shrewsbury won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Fleetwood are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Fleetwood scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Fleetwood probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Shrewsbury managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Fleetwood have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Shrewsbury.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fleetwood, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Shrewsbury’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Shrewsbury did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.