Shrewsbury Town vs Bolton Wanderers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on August 27th, 2024

Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers are scheduled to play against each other on August 27th, 2024, Tuesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Shrewsbury Town vs Bolton Wanderers betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We now come to the competition stage where the EPL Leagues 1 and 2 teams that won the first match of the Cup will play their second match in the tournament. At this stage, Premier League teams that have not qualified for European Competitions join the board to compete for a spot in the next phase. So it is expected to be a great football match.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game will be played in the small Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium, in the city of Shrewsbury, with a capacity for 9875 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Shrewsbury Town vs Bolton Wanderers betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Shrewsbury Town performance to this stage is 3 goals scored and still 3 against.

On the other hand, Bolton Wanderers come this far with 1 goals scored and 1 conceded.

During the football season of 2023/2024, these League One teams played against each other on 16-04-2024 in a duly contested game that ended in a 2-2 draw.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Carabao Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

Considering the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that Bolton Wanderers has displayed greater consistency over the past five recent encounters, securing 2 victories, whereas Shrewsbury Town managed to win no matches. It's important to highlight that there are friendlies in the history between the two teams, meaning that the current abilities of the squads may not have been fully reflected in the final score of these matches.

Shrewsbury Town

In an effort to maximize their home advantage, the Paul Hurst-led team should take an aggressive approach in the upcoming match. Playing at home in a Cup match can be a game-changer, and we should expect to see the team attacking more often, resulting in an increased number of corners and shots.

At the moment, in the League One, the Shrewsbury Town emblem has 0 wins, 2 defeats and 0 draws, giving them a total of 0 points after 2 rounds, ranking them in 24th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Shrewsbury Town team goes with a total of 1 goal scored and 5 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, the team of Shrewsbury Town faced and beat Notts County, after penalties, with a 3-3 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the 1st Round putting them in the game against Bolton Wanderers.

Shrewsbury Town come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Fulham U21, valid for the EFL Trophy, ended with a 1-2. The team coached by P. Hurst lined up in the last match with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Let's focus on the aspect that matters the most, which is scoring goals, and evaluate it now. We can see that Shrewsbury Town, in both their principal domestic tournaments (League One and Carabao Cup), has successfully scored a total of 4 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Conversely, the Shrewsbury Town team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 8 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers may decide to play a more cautious style of football when playing away from home, with the primary goal of securing a draw against their opponent. We all know how challenging it is to score goals away from home, particularly in Cup matches, where the hosts are determined to take advantage of their home field. As a result, we can expect the visitors to score very few goals.

In the League One, the Bolton Wanderers emblem has 1 win, 0 defeats and 1 draw, thus obtaining a total of 4 points after 2 rounds, ranking them in 9th place. Also, the Bolton Wanderers team goes with a total of 2 goals scored and 1 goal conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, Bolton Wanderers faced and beat Mansfield Town, after penalties, with a 1-1 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the 1st Round putting them in the game against Shrewsbury Town.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Bolton Wanderers, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Wrexham team with a final score of 0-0.

The ultimate aim of every team is to score goals, and it's time to evaluate this aspect now. Bolton Wanderers, in their two primary domestic tournaments (League One and Carabao Cup), has successfully scored a total of 3 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

In any case, the Bolton Wanderers team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 2 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Cup competitions usually start with extremes. Teams with significant technical differences or those with comparable abilities may compete in fierce matches. As such, it's important to observe the national league division that each team plays in to understand the likely scenario of the match. This approach helps us to identify the difference in the squads' quality and predict the number of goals that may be scored.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 9.5 corners per game.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Shrewsbury Town can obtain, on average, a total of 13 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Bolton Wanderers is present, this team obtains an average of 6 corners. As the sum of the individual average of corner kicks per match for both teams is higher than 9.5 corners in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result in this selection, as a high number of corner kicks are expected.