Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th January 2024

Wrexham go up against Shrewsbury on Sunday for a FA Cup meeting at The Croud Meadow.

Shrewsbury have their target aimed at getting one over Wrexham on Sunday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at The Croud Meadow.

Shrewsbury scored 21 goals, conceded 16, and pulled off one clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Wrexham scored 25 goals, conceded 16 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

Having never met before in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is a first for both Shrewsbury and Wrexham. Any eventual head-to-head stats come from playing each other in the cup or friendlies.

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Prediction

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three games, Shrewsbury lost 2-0 against Cheltenham, got defeated 1-0 by Burton before winning 3-1 against Fleetwood. In their last six FA Cup home matches, Shrewsbury won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 12 and conceding eight goals.

Wrexham Form

Results have been up and down for Wrexham, who beat Swindon by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-1 against Walsall, before claiming three points in a 4-1 win against Barrow. In their last six away matches in the FA Cup, Wrexham won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Shrewsbury and Wrexham are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Squads

Shrewsbury Squad

Taylor will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wrexham from the players listed below:

Pierre, Fleming, Winchester, Dunkley, Udoh, Hutchings, Thorpe, Bennett, Nurse, Burgoyne, Kirby-Moore, Watts, Godwin, Loughran, Sraha, Shipley, Anderson, Bailey, Collins, Phillips, Whitney, Benning, Marosi, Mata, Parker, Feeney, Owusu-Gyimah, Kenneh, Bowman, Finnigan, Perry, Bayliss, Flanagan, Hernes, Sobowale.

Wrexham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Wrexham players that the manager Phil Parkinson will choose from for the upcoming game:

Arthur Okonkwo, Liam Hall, Luke McNicholas, Mark Howard, Rob Lainton, Aaron Hayden, Aaron James, Ben Tozer, Bryce Hosannah, Callum McFadzean, Daniel Davies, Eoghan O'Connell, Jake Bickerstaff, James Jones, Jordan Davies, Jordan Tunnicliffe, William Boyle, Andy Cannon, Billy Waters, George Evans, James McClean, Luke Young, Max Cleworth, Owen Cushion, Ryan Barnett, Thomas O'Connor, Anthony Forde, Elliot Lee, Jacob Mendy, Liam McAlinden, Ollie Palmer, Paul Mullin, Sam Dalby, Steven Fletcher.

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Team News

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Lineups

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Shrewsbury comes up against Wrexham in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Shrewsbury picked up five wins in their previous eight matches against Wrexham, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Results

Shrewsbury vs Wrexham Betting Tips

Ryan Bowman has three strikes in six FA Cup matches for Shrewsbury, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Wrexham. The visitors are looking to Paul Mullin, who has provided his team with seven FA Cup goals.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Shrewsbury won seven times and lost three as well. Wrexham won five times, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Goals should be on the menu at The Croud Meadow, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Shrewsbury. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Wrexham.

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Shrewsbury saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Wrexham, who were on target an average of 2.3 times times per game.