In a weekend match in week 36, on Sat Feb 26th, Shrewsbury Town and Burton Albion will play a match in Burton-upon-Trent in a meeting of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 13th placed Burton Albion, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sunderland. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson struck first for Burton Albion in the 53rd minute, then Ross Stewart tied it up for Sunderland in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Sunderland at least a draw. Burton Albion is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Shrewsbury Town is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Portsmouth. Luke Leahy struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 14th minute on a feed from Elliott Bennett, then Denver Hume tied it up for Portsmouth in the 29th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 84th minute on a goal by Louis Thompson. Shrewsbury Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Burton Albion was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. John Brayford struck first for Burton Albion in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shrewsbury Town couldn’t muster any offence and Burton Albion ran away with the shutout win.
Luke Leahy has been the most prolific scorer on Shrewsbury Town in his last five matches with two goals. John Brayford has been the most effective weapon for Burton Albion lately. The English defender has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.