Week 6 brings us a match on Aug 27th, where Bristol Rovers will host Shrewsbury Town at Memorial Stadium in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bristol Rovers is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Portsmouth. Connor Ogilvie struck first for Portsmouth in the 32nd minute, but Lewis Collins got the equalizer for Bristol Rovers in the 61st minute. Bristol Rovers is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Shrewsbury Town, recorded a 0-3 loss against Ipswich Town. Tyreece John-Jules scored the first goal for Ipswich Town in the 22nd minute, then Conor Chaplin added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Shrewsbury Town was frustrated by Ipswich Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ipswich Town ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
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. Lewis Collins has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Bristol Rovers.