Shrewsbury Town vs Peterborough United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on August 17th, 2024

Shrewsbury Town and Peterborough United will face each other in a League One game in England on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 11:30h (UTC), check the Shrewsbury Town vs Peterborough United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Shrewsbury Town vs Peterborough United will occur

The game takes place 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 Peterborough United betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match they played, Shrewsbury Town collected a draw. The opposing team was Notts County, and the match - which ended with the result of 3-3 - was valid for Carabao Cup. Coach P. Hurst's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.60.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Malvind Benning is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Shrewsbury Town game.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Peterborough United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Oxford United team with a final score of 2-0.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.25, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The last time these teams battled against each other in League One, Shrewsbury Town ranked 17th place while Peterborough United was in 2nd place. Shrewsbury Town took to the field with a 3-4-2-1 tactic, while Peterborough United deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The two teams have not faced each other since 20-01-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the League One, and the match ended with a 2-1 win for Peterborough United.

This match will be officiated by B. Toner and duly assisted by D. Jarvis and J. Lehane from the sideline.

Shrewsbury Town

Current leaderboard

Shrewsbury Town currently occupies 21st place in the table, with 0 points achieved up to 2nd round.

Shrewsbury Town play in front of their fans for the second time this season. They lost against the Leyton Orient for the first time by 1-3.

Shrewsbury Town analysis

Shrewsbury Town at the end of round 1 in League One had 0 goals scored and 1 conceded.

Over the course of the tournament, Shrewsbury Town recorded an average ball possession of 48%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Shrewsbury Town will play against Peterborough United, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Signed this season by Shrewsbury Town, Joshua Kayode has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Notts County, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Peterborough United

Current leaderboard

At this beginning of the championship, Peterborough United occupies the 24th place in the league, with 0 points conquered until this 2nd round.

This will be the second game this season in which Peterborough United will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Oxford United, with a result of 1-0.

Peterborough United analysis

Peterborough United counted 0 goals scored and 2 conceded at the end of League One day number 1.

As we approach the Regular Season, Peterborough United is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 2 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

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

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 1.5 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the start of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Shrewsbury Town didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Peterborough United scored 0 times and conceded 2 goals.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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