Match Report
Shrewsbury Town, 24th on 33 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Mansfield Town (17th, 54). Mansfield Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Shrewsbury Town were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.72, Mansfield Town 1.3 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Mansfield Town.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Shrewsbury Town, 1 for Mansfield Town and 0 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,875. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mansfield Town led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Shrewsbury Town: John Marquis (54'), George Lloyd (63') · Mansfield Town: Will Evans (5')