New Meadow hosts Shrewsbury Town and Leyton Orient in the early kick off this Saturday in League One. Leyton Orient is firmly in the mid table, looking to consolidate a top half finish with a win, whereas Shrewsbury are just out of reach of the relegation zone.
Shrewsbury Town currently sit 18th in League One after 45 games. The Shrews have 12 wins, 11 draws and 23 losses, leaving them on 48 points, four points above the relegation zone with one game to go.
In their last five games in all competitions, Shrewsbury have three draws and two losses.
The trip to the Memorial Stadium saw Shrewsbury register just two shots on target. Bristol Rovers could only manage four shots on target and neither team could convert any of them as the game finished a 0 - 0 draw. An own goal from Chey Dunkley gave Portsmouth the lead in the third minute but Jordan Shipley equalised for Shrewsbury before the 30 minute mark. Colby Bishop’s penalty gave Portsmouth the lead at halftime and his second goal secured the 3 - 1 win for Pompey.
Following the red card to Shrewsbury’s Tom Flanagan in the 67th minute, both Luke Leahy and Richard Kone scored to give Wycombe the 2 - 0 win, Shrewsbury having just one shot on target. Daniel Udoh opened the scoring for Shrewsbury on the 20 minute mark but Cameron Jerome equalised for Bolton before halftime. Shipley regained the lead for Shrewsbury but the late goal from Paris Maghoma forced a 2 - 2 draw.
The last time out for Shrewsbury was against Charlton. Udoh was on the scoresheet again for Shrewsbury but an early second half goal from George Dobson saw the game finish in a 1 - 1 draw.
Leyton Orient, on the other hand, currently sit 11th in League One. In 45 games, Orient have 17 wins, 11 draws and 17 losses which leaves them on 62 points, equal with Wycombe in tenth.
In their last five games in all competitions, Leyton Orient have one win, one draw and three losses.
Hector Kyprianou and Ephron Mason-Clark gave Peterborough the 2 - 0 lead at halftime. Ethan Galbraith did get Orient into the game with 20 minutes to go, but it wasn’t enough as The Posh won 2 - 1. Orient bounced back against Cheltenham the next time out. Galbraith, Ollie O’Neill and Ruel Sotiriou all scored to give Orient the 3 - 0 lead with just five minutes to go. Joe Nuttall did score late on in added time but Orient secured the 3 - 1 win.
O’Neill and George Moncur both scored to give Orient the lead at the hour mark. However, Millenic Alli and Will Aimson both scored in the final minutes to rescue a 2 - 2 draw for Exeter City. A goal from Kane Wilson and a brace from Sonny Bradley gave Derby the 3 - 0 win with Leyton Orient failing to register a single shot on target.
The most recent outing for Orient was against Fleetwood. After a goalless 90 minutes, Xavier Simons scored in the third minute of extra time to give Fleetwood the 1 - 0 win.
Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient have met 55 times in their histories with the first meeting coming back in 1951. Leyton Orient have the better record in the fixture with 26 wins in comparison to Shrewsbury’s 20 wins, the other nine games ending in a draw.