Shrewsbury vs Coventry Predictions

• Coventry have secured 7pts on the road this season all via draws.
• A win for the hosts would take them to within three points of Coventry.
• Shrewsbury have only lost twice at home so far this season.
• Recent encounters between these two clubs have tended to produce very few goals.

Coventry have earned more away draws than any other team in League One

Shrewsbury haven’t lost any of their last six matches against Coventry, with the pair drawing three of their last five encounters.
Under 2.5 goals have been produced in five of the pairs’ last six meetings, including the pairs’ last head to head in April which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Under 2.5 goals have been produced four of Shrewsbury’s last five matches as well as in Coventry’s last four matches, so you can begin to see why we’re expecting a low-scoring match between the two clubs on Saturday. Both teams have only lost two of their last six games but Shrewsbury have drawn three of their nine home games and Coventry have drawn seven of their eight away games this season and are yet to win on the road.

Shrewsbury average 1.67 points per home game and Coventry average 0.88 points per away game, with the hosts scoring an average of 1.22 goals per home game and conceding an average of 1.22 goals while Coventry score an average of 1.13 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.63 goals, all of which ties in well with our prediction for a 1-1 draw this weekend.

These two teams don’t produce many high-scoring games

Only 33% of Shrewsbury’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in 50% of Coventry’s away games. Shrewsbury’s home games produce an average of 2.44 goals per game and Coventry’s away games produce an average of 2.75 goals per game, which adds weight to our prediction for two goals to be scored this weekend.

44% of Shrewsbury’s home games produce over 1.5 goals as have 64% of Coventry’s away games, so there is a decent chance that at least two goals to be scored in Saturday’s clash but the recent results of both sides suggests that will be the maximum amount of goals we will be treated to.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Coventry City are yet to win away from home this season but have been involved in seven stalemates on the road making the visitors the draw specialists in League One.