Shrewsbury Town will be seeking to improve on their last visit here, where they were defeated 2-1 by Cambridge United in League One. Shrewsbury Town’s sole goal came from Christian Saydee (64′). Cambridge United scored through Shilow Tracey (67′) and Sam Smith (76′). Shrewsbury Town has scored fewer than three goals per game in five of the last six matches.

Cheltenham Town will be looking to redeem themselves here. Plymouth Argyle’s goal came from Morgan Whittaker (79′). In recent games involving Cheltenham Town, there has been a trend of at least one team failing to score. A look at their previous six games indicates that it has happened five times.

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Prediction

We believe Cheltenham Town have enough to beat this Shrewsbury Town squad, but it is unlikely to be enough to prevent loss. Our prediction is for a competitive encounter, with Shrewsbury Town prevailing 2-1 when the final whistle sounds. Let’s see what happens.

We say: Cheltenham Town 0-0 Shrewsbury Town. With both teams being more successful defensively than offensively, we anticipate a stalemate at Montgomery Waters Meadow on Thursday. Both coaches like a 3-4-1-2 configuration, which increases the likelihood of the two groups of players cancelling each other out on the day.

Head to head

Looking back at their most recent head-to-head meetings, we can see that Shrewsbury Town has won four of them and Cheltenham Town has won two, with no draws.

During those matches, they combined for 16 goals, with The Shrews scoring ten and The Robins scoring six. The average number of goals scored each game is 2.67. The previous league meeting between the two occurred in League One match day 12 on 01/10/2022, when Cheltenham Town defeated Shrewsbury Town 2-0. Carl Brook officiated the game.

Lineup

Shrewsbury Town:

• Marosi;
• Pennington, Dunkley, Moore;
• Pyke, Leahy, Winchester, Shipley;
• Bayliss;
• Saydee, Street

Cheltenham Town:

• Southwood;
• Long, Freestone, Raglan;
• Broom, Bonds, Sercombe, Williams;
• Olayinka;
• May, Nlundulu

Betting tips

According to the most recent bookmaker odds on the 90-minute outcome market, a win for Shrewsbury Town is available for 2, a bet on a draw is 3.34, and a bet on a Cheltenham Town triumph is 4.4. They are the finest possible returns available at the moment. For this match, our expert partners predict a score of less than 3.5 goals.

Where to watch

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