Shrewsbury Town vs Rotherham United prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Shrewsbury Town vs Rotherham United

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Town · Rotherham United · League Two predictions

Shrewsbury Town vs Rotherham United preview

Shrewsbury Town host Rotherham United in the League Two on Saturday 23 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town go into the round 15th, on 18 points from 14 games, while Rotherham United are 22nd in the table with 12 points from 14.

Shrewsbury Town come into the game with a L-D-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Rotherham United's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-L. Over their last 6, Shrewsbury Town have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Rotherham United average 1.2 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Shrewsbury Town have 1 win to Rotherham United's 0 across 3 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.7 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Rotherham United 3-3 Shrewsbury Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Shrewsbury Town145361722-518LWWDL
22Rotherham United142661825-712LLDDL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Shrewsbury Town 1, draws 2, Rotherham United 0.

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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

Rotherham United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Julian Eyestone, Denzel Hall, Dominic Iorfa, Kieran Ngwenya, Joe Rafferty, Josh Austerfield, Jayce Fitzgerald, Brandon Cover, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu, Aaron Nemane

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