League Two: Rochdale vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Rochdale and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Rochdale have not gained a single point yet from the first three rounds of the League Two this campaign. Shrewsbury account for three points from their opening three games, earning them a place as number 18 in the table.

Team form: Rochdale vs Shrewsbury

Rochdale Form

Rochdale have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by Newport, before Crawley ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Colchester, who came out 1-0 winners. Rochdale only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 15 and conceded 14 goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury collected one win from their last three matches, as Barnet won by 1-3. Fleetwood were too strong as well, winning 4-0, before Shrewsbury won 1-0 against Salford City. Shrewsbury are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded seven goals while scoring one themselves.

Betting stats for Rochdale and Shrewsbury

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Rochdale and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Rochdale vs Shrewsbury

Devante Rodney found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Josh Ruffels just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Rochdale won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Crown Oil Arena. They drew two and lost two as well, while Shrewsbury won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Rochdale have not lost to Shrewsbury in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Rochdale scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Shrewsbury should be able to score at least once this coming Tuesday as Rochdale failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Shrewsbury managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Rochdale have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Shrewsbury.

Total goals

Rochdale saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Somehow Rochdale failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.