On the 18th of December, Shrewsbury Town plays host to Cheltenham Town in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Shrewsbury Town sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Doncaster Rovers. Joseph Olowu struck first for Doncaster Rovers in the 79th minute on a feed from Branden Horton, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shrewsbury Town was frustrated by Doncaster Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Doncaster Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Cheltenham Town, recorded a 2-2 draw against Lincoln City. Alfie May struck first for Cheltenham Town in the 17th minute on a feed from Liam Sercombe, then Teddy Bishop tied it up for Lincoln City in the 69th minute . Cheltenham Town is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Nov 20th, Cheltenham Town was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Daniel Udoh scored the first goal for Shrewsbury Town in the 4th minute, then Conor Thomas tied it up for Cheltenham Town in the 24th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 66th minute on a goal by Kyle Joseph.
Alfie May has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 5 goals for Cheltenham Town. Both Daniel Udoh and Ryan Bowman have been the hottest scorers for Shrewsbury Town in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.