Fleetwood Town vs Shrewsbury Prediction

Right then, let's get down to business! Fleetwood Town welcome Shrewsbury to what's been a proper fortress lately. The hosts have been absolutely bossing it at home, winning 83% of their last 6 home games and banging in 2.67 goals per game on their own patch. That's the kind of form that gets the braai going!

Looking at Fleetwood's recent results, they've been involved in some proper crackers - that 3-3 draw with Port Vale and the 2-1 win against Barnet show they know where the goal is. They've scored 21 goals in their last 10 games, though defensively they've been a bit leaky with only one clean sheet in that run. Still, when you're scoring for fun at home, you can afford to concede a few!

Shrewsbury, on the other hand, have been struggling on their travels. Just one win in their last 6 away games and only 1.17 goals per game away from home. They did beat Newport 1-0 in their last game, but before that got hammered 3-1 by Crewe and lost 2-1 to Northampton. Their away form is about as reliable as a vegetarian at a braai!

The head-to-head record shows Shrewsbury have historically done well at Fleetwood, winning 3 of the 5 meetings there. But form over history, I say! Fleetwood are scoring goals for fun at home right now, while Shrewsbury can't buy a goal on the road. With Fleetwood averaging nearly 3 goals at home and Shrewsbury struggling to score away, this looks like a home win to me.

Both teams should score though - Fleetwood's defense has been about as solid as a paper bag, and Shrewsbury have managed to score in half their away games. But with Fleetwood's attacking firepower at home, I'm backing them to outscore the visitors.