Cheltenham Town vs Shrewsbury Town prediction and preview
League Two · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC
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Cheltenham Town vs Shrewsbury Town
League Two · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · The EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham
Cheltenham Town vs Shrewsbury Town preview
Cheltenham Town welcome Shrewsbury Town at The EV Charger Points Stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday 1 May 2027 (14:00 UTC) in the League Two. Cheltenham Town are 5th in the table with 21 points from 14, while Shrewsbury Town sit 15th on 18 points after 14 matches.
Cheltenham Town come into the game with a L-W-W-L-L run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Shrewsbury Town's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Cheltenham Town have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Shrewsbury Town average 1.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Cheltenham Town have 5 wins to Shrewsbury Town's 1 across 6 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 14 Mar 2026, ended Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Cheltenham Town.
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Form and table
- Cheltenham TownLast five: L L W W L
- Shrewsbury TownLast five: L W W D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | LLWWL |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 | LWWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Cheltenham Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Wyll Stanway, James Wilson, Pierce Sweeney, Jordan Shipley, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jake Benjamin Evans, Ben Stevenson, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann
Shrewsbury Town expected line-up (3-4-1-2)
Will Brook, Will Boyle, Sam Stubbs, Josh Ruffels, Kevin Berkoe, Tom Sang, Luca Hoole, Will Gray, Kian McMahon-Brown, George Lloyd, Josh Davison
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