On Feb 18th, Accrington Stanley will host Shrewsbury Town at Wham Stadium in a League One match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 22nd placed Accrington Stanley, recorded a 0-2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. Josh Scowen struck first for Wycombe Wanderers in the 18th minute, then Garath McCleary added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Tjay De Barr At the end of 90 a dissapointed Accrington Stanley couldn’t manage to score, and Wycombe Wanderers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Shrewsbury Town recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Exeter City. Neither Exeter City nor Shrewsbury Town could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Shrewsbury Town should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Montgomery Waters Meadow, Accrington Stanley was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Tommy Leigh scored the first goal for Accrington Stanley in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shrewsbury Town was frustrated by Accrington Stanley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Accrington Stanley ended the match with the shutout victory.
Shrewsbury Town’s top weapon lately has been Ryan Bowman, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Accrington Stanley is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Tommy Leigh and Aaron Presley each only have 1 goal in their last five.