On Saturday Sep 10th, Oxford United will travel to Shrewsbury to battle Shrewsbury Town in a clash of the League One. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 13th placed Shrewsbury Town is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Forest Green Rovers. Rekeil Pyke struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 10th minute on a feed from Jordan Shipley, then Jordan Shipley added another in the 48th minute In the end, Forest Green Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Shrewsbury Town ran away with the shutout win. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Oxford United recorded a 2-1 win against Burton Albion. Cameron Brannagan struck first for Oxford United in the 48th minute, then Kyle Joseph added another in the 71st minute on a feed from James Henry. Oxford United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Oxford United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Oxford United is glad to have Cameron Brannagan in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Luke Leahy and Matthew Pennington are the top scorers for Shrewsbury Town in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.