Ace Football previews the League Two round 11 match between Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bristol Rovers go up against Shrewsbury on Saturday for a League Two meeting at The Croud Meadow.
Placed 18th in the table Shrewsbury have amassed 11 points after ten matches. On 15 points, Bristol Rovers rank nineth with ten matches played this season.
Form: Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury Form
Shrewsbury went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Colchester, a 1-2 win against Grimsby and a 0-1 defeat against Exeter. Shrewsbury 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 eight and conceded eight goals.
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Exeter. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Crewe, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Barnet. Bristol Rovers claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting facts for Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers
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 Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Shrewsbury matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Shrewsbury home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Shrewsbury home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol Rovers have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Bristol Rovers have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers
George Lloyd found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Ellis Harrison just scored once in a similar number of matches.
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Full-time result
Shrewsbury claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bristol Rovers won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Shrewsbury in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Shrewsbury only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Shrewsbury managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Shrewsbury’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bristol Rovers, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
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