Finished 0 2 Shrewsbury - Bristol Rovers England League 1 - Montgomery Waters Meadow 8th Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change
Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers face each other in an English League One clash on Saturday, September 16th. Both teams struggle for consistency and find it hard to score goals. Read on to learn about the latest odds for this game in our detailed match preview.
Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers predictions and betting tips
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BTTS – No
- All of Shrewsbury’s last 4 matches had a clean sheet in them.
- So did, 5 of Bristol Rovers’ last 7 away games.
- In 2 of the last 4 H2Hs, a team managed to keep a clean sheet.
Under 2.5 Goals
- Only 1 of Shrewsbury’s 6 league games so far this season went over 2.5 goals.
- Also, there were fewer than 3 goals in 4 of Bristol Rovers’ 6 league matches.
- In 3 of the last 5 H2Hs, no more than 2 goals were scored.
Top betting odds and key stats for Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers
Check the best Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers odds and useful stats here, on our website:
01/04/24 England League 1 League 1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury 0 0 02/05/23 England League 1 League 1 Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers 2 1 25/03/23 England League 1 League 1 Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers 0 0 27/08/22 England League 1 League 1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury 1 1 27/02/21 England League 1 League 1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury 2 1 12/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury 1 1 D 08/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Reading Shrewsbury 3 1 L 05/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Cambridge Utd Shrewsbury 1 0 L 01/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Wycombe Shrewsbury 0 0 D 29/03/25 England League 1 League 1 Birmingham Shrewsbury 4 1 L 12/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Exeter Bristol Rovers 2 1 L 05/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Bolton Bristol Rovers 1 0 L 01/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Birmingham Bristol Rovers 2 1 L 29/03/25 England League 1 League 1 Mansfield Bristol Rovers 2 1 L 22/03/25 England League 1 League 1 Crawley Town Bristol Rovers 1 0 L Head to Head
Last Five - Shrewsbury
Last Five - Bristol Rovers
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Shrewsbury odds: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3% Probability
Draw odds: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4% Probability
Bristol Rovers odds: 16/11 (2.45) – 40.7% Probability
The bookies don’t have expected winners of this game with the win probability for both teams pretty similar – 40.7% for Bristol Rovers and 33.3% for Shrewsbury. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market.
Shrewsbury – Bristol Rovers preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers lineups.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury have been very unpredictable so far. They mixed 3 wins with 3 defeats in the first 6 rounds. Last time around the Shrews were poor on their visit to Carlisle and deservedly lost 0-2.
Defensively things had been decent enough but going forward Shrewsbury simply don’t create enough. Only 2 other teams in the division have created fewer big chances from open play than Shrewsbury.
Have new options up front after adding Mata and Phillips to the squad. Both are likely to start on the bench for now though.
Veteran Bennett could be making his first start on the left flank as the two main options for that position Nurse and Shipley are out injured right now.
Predicted Lineup:
Marosi (GK), Feeney, Anderson, Dunkley, Winchester, Kenneh, Perry, Bayliss, Bennett, Bowman & Udoh
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers were fortunate to save a 1-1 home draw vs Lincoln in their last game. Grant came off the bench to score the equaliser deep in stoppage time. The general display was once again poor.
Only 1 win in the opening 6 rounds. The main reason for that has been the unconvincing forward actions. Scored more than 1 goal in only 1 of those 6 matches.
Still missing their star playmaker Rossiter. In his absence recently signed Woods could be trusted from the off. At least, there are no other major injury issues.
Predicted Lineup:
Cox (GK), Hunt, Wilson, Crama, Friend, Bogarde, Finley, Woods, Thomas, Collins & Brown
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: Cheyenne Dunkley
Shrewsbury’s captain Cheyenne Dunkley is vital for his team. He is not only the best centre-back in the squad but also an extremely dangerous player when he joins the attack for set pieces. Dunkley already scored a crucial winning goal once this season. He had 7 goals last term.
With Shrewsbury struggling in attack the importance of the set pieces becomes even greater and we can see every cross from such a situation targeting Dunkley. Knowing the striker’s ability to dominate in the air we can see him producing another vital contribution for his team.
