In this week 38 match, on Saturday Mar 12th, Shrewsbury Town will play host to Oxford United in a clash of the League One. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 17th placed Shrewsbury Town is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Cambridge United. Cambridge United had 5 on net, and Shrewsbury Town had 22, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Shrewsbury Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while oxford United sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Burton Albion. Sam Baldock struck first for Oxford United in the 7th minute on a feed from Herbie Kane, then Gavin Whyte added another in the 35th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Oxford United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Oxford United and Shrewsbury Town last played eachother at the The Kassam Stadium on the 19th of October. Oxford United won by a score of 2 to 0. Mark Sykes scored the first goal for Oxford United in the 46th minute, then Cameron Brannagan added another in the 88th minute In the end, Shrewsbury Town was frustrated by Oxford United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oxford United ended the match with the shutout victory.
In the last five matches, both Cameron Brannagan and Matty Taylor are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Oxford United and look to continue their dominance.. 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.