+0.76 points a game is the venue form gap, in Fleetwood Town's favour: Fleetwood Town takes 1.40 a game at home over the last two seasons, Shrewsbury Town 0.64 away.
Fleetwood Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Shrewsbury Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Fleetwood Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 8, drew 9, lost 6 of 23, scoring 34 and conceding 34 -- 1.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Oldham Athletic 1-1 at home; drew with Grimsby Town 2-2 away; drew with Gillingham 0-0 at home; beat Chesterfield 1-0 away; drew with Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 20 matches with one recorded (11, 9 apiece), most recently Matt Lawlor with 11. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Shrewsbury Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 0 and conceding 5. Last season away: won 4, drew 4, lost 15 of 23, scoring 20 and conceding 42 -- 0.70 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Rochdale 0-3 away; beat Salford City 1-0 at home; lost to Barnet 1-3 at home; lost to Tranmere Rovers 0-2 away; lost to Gillingham 0-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 22 matches with one recorded (11, 11 apiece), most recently Gavin Patrick Cowan with 11. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:08 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.