In this week 15 match on Oct 15th, Fleetwood Town will host Shrewsbury Town at Highbury Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Fleetwood Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Portsmouth. Josh Koroma struck first for Portsmouth in the 7th minute, then Carlos Gomes tied it up for Fleetwood Town in the 15th minute earning them at least the one point. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while shrewsbury Town sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Milton Keynes Dons. Tom Bayliss scored the first goal for Shrewsbury Town in the 24th minute, then Jordan Shipley added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Christian Saydee. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Shrewsbury Town should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Shrewsbury Town won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Christian Saydee and Tom Bayliss have been the hottest scorers for Shrewsbury Town in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Fleetwood Town hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Josh Vela and Callum Morton, and they each have 1 goal.