Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Swindon Town (9th, 75 pts) and Shrewsbury Town (19th, 49 pts). On recent form Swindon Town sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Shrewsbury Town 0.91 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Swindon Town 1.52 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.29.
Swindon Town arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Shrewsbury Town had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Swindon Town, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 3 Shrewsbury Town wins, 7 for Swindon Town, 3 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting.
Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,875.
Goal scorers
Shrewsbury Town: Iwan Morgan (7'), George Lloyd (58'), N. Freeman (82') · Swindon Town: Billy Kirkman (45')
Key stats
Possession: Shrewsbury Town 38% · Swindon Town 62% · Total shots: 18-10 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-4