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Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Bristol Rovers, led by manager Darrell Clarke, visit Michael Appleton and his Shrewsbury Town side at the Montgomery Waters Meadow on Thursday afternoon in the League Two. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Shrewsbury
50%
--
Draw
26%
--
Bristol R
24%
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Shrewsbury 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
10%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Bristol R 1-0
8%
--
Bristol R 2-1
6%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
5%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bristol R 2-0
4%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
2%
--
Bristol R 3-1
2%
--
Shrewsbury 4-0
2%
--
Shrewsbury 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
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BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
21%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
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Under 1.5 Goals
28%
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Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
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Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
42%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
29%
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Bristol R win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Shrewsbury have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 20th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Shrewsbury have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Shrewsbury have played 10 games at home winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 23rd position in the League Two on 17 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Bristol R have conceded 36 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shrewsbury
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2012351139 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
l
 
2-1F
2
Notts C2011451337 
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
May 2
3
Swindon201145937 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 28
4
Bromley201064936 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Dec 26
Mar 14
5
MK Dons209651433 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
l
 
0-4A
Jan 27
6
Salford201037033 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
w
 
2-1A
Jan 24
7
Chesterfield20884532 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Feb 7
l
 
3-1A
8
Crewe20947631 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
Mar 7
Dec 19
9
Cambridge20875431 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
10
Gillingham20794630 
d
 
3-3F
May 2
l
 
0-1A
Mar 21
11
Fleetwood20866330 
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
12
Colchester20776628 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
Jan 17
d
 
1-1F
13
Barnet20776528 
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
Dec 29
l
 
4-0A
14
Grimsby20767527 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
15
Tranmere20686326 
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-4A
Apr 18
16
Oldham20596224 
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
17
Accrington20668024 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Mar 28
l
 
3-1A
18
Barrow20569-821 
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
19
Cheltenham206311-1721 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
20
Shrewsbury20479-1319 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
21
Crawley204610-1018 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 11
l
 
4-0A
22
Harrogate204511-1317 
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
23
Bristol R205213-2317 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
24
Newport203413-1713 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Jan 31
w
 
2-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
Shrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
Shrewsbury1 - 0Newport
Shrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
Shrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
Shrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
Shrewsbury1 - 3Salford
Shrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
Shrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bromley
Shrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
Shrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Shrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
Shrewsbury0 - 2Burton
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
Shrewsbury0 - 1Huddersfield
Shrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
Shrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShrewsbury1 - 1Walsall
HShrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
HShrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
AShrewsbury1 - 3Fleetwood
HShrewsbury1 - 0Newport
AShrewsbury1 - 3Crewe
AShrewsbury2 - 2Oldham
HShrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
HShrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
AShrewsbury0 - 0Barrow
HShrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
AShrewsbury0 - 2Harrogate
HShrewsbury1 - 3Salford
AShrewsbury3 - 1Barnet
HShrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
AShrewsbury1 - 2Swindon
AShrewsbury1 - 4Notts C
HShrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
AShrewsbury0 - 4Tranmere
HShrewsbury0 - 0Bromley
Bristol R 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnet4 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 0Bristol R
Accrington3 - 1Bristol R
Crawley4 - 0Bristol R
Walsall2 - 1Bristol R
Colchester1 - 1Bristol R
Newport2 - 3Bristol R
Grimsby0 - 1Bristol R
Chesterfield3 - 1Bristol R
Fleetwood2 - 1Bristol R
Blackpool4 - 1Bristol R
Wrexham1 - 1Bristol R
Bolton1 - 0Bristol R
Crawley1 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Northampton2 - 1Bristol R
Wycombe2 - 0Bristol R
Charlton2 - 0Bristol R
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R0 - 3Swindon
ABristol R0 - 4Barnet
HBristol R0 - 1Notts C
ABristol R0 - 1Cheltenham
ABristol R1 - 3Accrington
HBristol R0 - 1Gillingham
ABristol R0 - 4Crawley
HBristol R1 - 4Tranmere
HBristol R0 - 4MK Dons
ABristol R1 - 2Walsall
HBristol R2 - 1Salford
ABristol R1 - 1Colchester
HBristol R2 - 1Barrow
ABristol R3 - 2Newport
ABristol R1 - 0Grimsby
HBristol R1 - 0Cambridge
HBristol R0 - 0Oldham
ABristol R1 - 3Chesterfield
ABristol R1 - 2Fleetwood
HBristol R0 - 1Harrogate
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Bristol R have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Shrewsbury
League games at Shrewsbury since 2005
Shrewsbury
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 12
5 / 12
Clean sheets
7 / 12
4 / 12
SHR
6
D
3
BRI
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Bristol R
Shrewsbury2 - 1
0 - 1Bristol R
3 - 4Bristol R
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shrewsbury4 - 0
Shrewsbury2 - 0
Shrewsbury1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Shrewsbury1 - 0
Shrewsbury2 - 0
League games at Bristol R since 2004
Bristol R
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
9 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
3 / 12
SHR
2
D
4
BRI
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
Bristol R1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol R2 - 1
0 - 1Shrewsbury
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Shrewsbury
Bristol R2 - 0
Bristol R1 - 0
Bristol R1 - 0
Bristol R2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Shrewsbury Town have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.6 against Bristol Rovers on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been a problem for Bristol Rovers of late. It has been 10 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday afternoon against Shrewsbury Town.

Shrewsbury 20th Bristol R 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Shrewsbury will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Bristol R scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-33
Shrewsbury have scored 33% fewer goals at home than predicted
-43
Bristol R have scored 43% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.8
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.6
1
Attack rating
17%
better
SHR
BRI
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Games scored14
11
Failed to score6
9
Scored first5
6
Goals scored20
15
Avg. goals scored1
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for13
10
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
16%
better
SHR
BRI
view stats
Games conceded14
17
Clean sheets6
3
Conceded first12
13
Goals conceded33
38
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
4
Conversion rate against19%
23%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+16%

Shrewsbury v Bristol R League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20357
S ClucasG LloydS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Clucas MID2025
1
-
S Stubbs DEF191
4
-
W Boyle DEF1922
6
1
J Marquis FWD192
2
-
L Hoole DEF181
3
-
T Perry MID18
5
-
G Lloyd FWD1731
2
-
T Sang DEF16
5
-
T Anderson DEF151
4
-
I. Kabia FWD1512
4
-
A Scully FWD1522
1
-
T McDermott MID1411
4
1
W. Brook GLK12
1
-
I. England MID111
-
C Aneke FWD101
4
-
J Ruffels DEF71
1
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-
Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17425
J SparkesF CavegnA KilgourJ McEachran
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sparkes DEF20
2
1
K Conteh MID191
1
-
F Cavegn FWD194
-
L Thomas FWD182
3
-
L Southwood GLK17
2
-
J McEachran MID161
5
-
E Harrison FWD1631
4
-
M Southam-Hales DEF151
4
-
A Kilgour DEF152
2
-
K Lopata DEF13
3
1
A Chang MID1312
2
-
C Mola DEF12
4
-
R Sotiriou FWD12
3
-
T Moore DEF10
-
P Omochere FWD101
2
-
J Cotterill MID9
1
-
O. Dewsbury FWD9
1
-
B Bilongo DEF8
1
-
J Senior DEF7
1
T Lockyer DEF7
1
-
S Forde FWD7
2
-
F Issaka FWD7
-
R Howley MID6
1
-
S Negru DEF5
-
B Young GLK3
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Barrow v Cheltenham
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Cambridge v Accrington
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Crewe v Bristol R
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Notts C v Walsall
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Bromley v Grimsby
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Shrewsbury v Chesterfield
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Harrogate v MK Dons
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Newport
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Fleetwood v Gillingham
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Oldham v Tranmere
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Swindon v Crawley
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Barnet v Salford
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Bristol R v Bromley
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Harrogate
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
MK Dons v Swindon
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Oldham
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Gillingham v Cambridge
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Shrewsbury
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Accrington v Barrow
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Chesterfield v Notts C
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Crewe
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Crawley v Colchester
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Barnet
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Fleetwood
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Crewe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:30
Walsall v Oldham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bristol R v Barnet
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Chesterfield v Cambridge
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Salford v Fleetwood
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
MK Dons v Notts C
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Tranmere v Barrow
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Accrington v Harrogate
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Crawley v Bromley
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Gillingham v Colchester
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cheltenham v Swindon
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Fleetwood v Grimsby
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Chesterfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Colchester v MK Dons
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Tranmere
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Salford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Walsall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crawley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Cheltenham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Accrington
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Gillingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00