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Shrewsbury vs Southend Predictions

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      Shrewsbury vs Southend Predictions

      Despite putting in another solid performance when taking on high-flyers Portsmouth away from home last weekend, the Shrews remain without a win, though they ought to be feeling upbeat ahead of this fixture. After all, there won’t be too many teams who leave Fratton Park with something to show for their efforts this season. With that pleasing effort under their belts, the hosts will be looking to take all three points when they welcome Southend to New Meadow on Saturday afternoon.

      The fact that Shrewsbury are without a win after seven matches suggests that they’re struggling massively; however, that’s not the case at all. John Askey’s men have rarely played poorly this season; they’ve battled hard in typical Shrews fashion, while they’ve kept themselves in games against most teams. What’s more, they’ve done enough on several occasions to warrant taking all three points but have simply not had the rub of the green, though if they continue to perform as they have done, then wins will soon come.

      Having gained a pleasing result away at Portsmouth last weekend, the hosts will come into this match against a confidence-lacking Southend side with their tails up. As mentioned above, the Shrews, who rank highly in a variety of areas such as expected goals for, expected goals against and shots on target against, have performed much better than their league position shows, so they ought to be confident.

      In contrast, Southend probably won’t be feeling too good about themselves at present. Although they too have performed better than results suggest, Chris Powell’s men seem to be stuck in the habit of wasting chances and giving away goals cheaply. Saturday’s visitors have now lost three of their last four league matches, while they’ve conceded a worrying total of seven goals during that time.

      They have had a few players missing of late, but it’s not that Southend have performed badly, as the underlying numbers show, but they’re simply not capitalising. If the league table was drawn up according to expected goal difference, Southend would be third, so it’s clear to see that the Shrimpers are no mugs, though they need to start taking advantage.

      From a betting point of view, although this is no easy fixture to call, the hosts make more appeal. Quite simply, if they continue to perform as they have done, the Shrews will win very soon, and while Southend are a good side, they’re unlikely to be brimming with confidence at present. With a home crowd behind them, Askey’s men are backed to get their first win of the campaign against a Southend side that is making a habit of giving goals away.

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