Week 5 brings us a match on Aug 20th where Shrewsbury Town and Ipswich Town will play a match in Shrewsbury in a clash of the League One. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Shrewsbury Town recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Derby County. Neither Shrewsbury Town nor Derby County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Ipswich Town, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Burton Albion. Marcus Harness scored the first goal for Ipswich Town in the 60th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Burton Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Ipswich Town ran away with the shutout win. Ipswich Town is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Ipswich Town won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Marcus Harness has been the most prolific scorer on Ipswich Town in his last five matches with three goals. Luke Leahy and Matthew Pennington are the top scorers for Shrewsbury Town in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.