Rotherham United VS Shrewsbury Town Match Prediction
- 2018-05-27
- 14:00:00
Rotherham United will win this match.
Shrewsbury and Rotherham will have their 28th meeting in this encounter at Wembley with a chance to get on the doorstep of the Premier League. So far, Shrewsbury have dominated proceedings with 15 wins. The remaining 12 matches have been split evenly with six draws and six wins for Rotherham. Here's a look at the last five results:
Feb 17, 2018: Shrewsbury 0-1 Rotherham
Nov 18, 2017: Rotherham 1-2 Shrewsbury
Jan 18, 2014: Shrewsbury 0-3 Rotherham
Aug 24, 2013: Rotherham 2-2 Shrewsbury
Apr 14, 2012: Shrewsbury 3-1 Rotherham (League Two)
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Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Rotherham are at 5/4 to win, a draw is at 23/10, and a Shrewsbury win is at 11/5.
Much like the Championship Playoff Final, this League One Playoff Final will be contested between the third and fourth placed teams. So, in theory, these two teams are the best two in the playoffs, meaning it should be the best possible final we can hope for. Shrewsbury, while far off the pace of the top two in the end, still had an outstanding season. They amassed a ton of points, 87, and they easily finished in third place. However, that only gets you a place in the playoffs, and they will still have to earn their place in the Championship with a win here. Their opponents Rotherham also had a very good season, but they finished a full eight points off their pace. Despite that, they were hardly ever in danger of not making the playoffs, and the fourth place finish was fairly academic toward the end of the season.
Shrewsbury have had an astounding season to say the least. Many believed they would be doing well to stay in League One, but now they have a chance to gain promotion. With that said, they've run out of a bit of steam from the beginning of the season and the familiar curse could see them miss out.
Paul Warne doesn't have any issues ahead of this final that will cause him to change his team selection up. That means he can feel free to play the same team that played so excellently in their victory over Scunthorpe last time out.
Coming into the second leg of the playoff first round, the tie was knotted up at 2-2 between Rotherham and Scunthorpe. Up stepped Will Vaulks to make sure that his side went through. On the cusp of half time, they grabbed the lead through Richard Wood, in large part due to the pass from Vaulks. He would then all but seal it up when he scored a goal in the 63rd minute of the match to put them into this big money playoff final.
Rotherham have three wins, a draw, and a loss in their last five matches:
2-0 home win vs Scunthorpe (Playoffs)
2-2 draw at Scunthorpe (Playoffs)
1-0 home win vs Blackpool
2-1 loss at Plymouth Argyle
2-0 home win vs Bristol Rovers
Paul Hurst has just one injury that will affect his team selection. Center midfielder Abu Ogogo, who has a knee injury, will miss out on this very big occasion. Other than that, you can expect to see them line up as they did in their wins over Charlton in the last round.
Shrewsbury have gotten to this point due to spreading the goals out amongst themselves. But Carlton Morris looks like he is now the starting striker, and it is easy to see why. In a world where strikers are asked to hassle and harry the back line and contribute to the attack, he is a good fit. He might not be Firmino, but he did score seven times and assist on four goals in the league, and he scored in the last match with Charlton to arrive in good form.
Shrewsbury have three wins, a loss, and a draw in their last five matches:
1-0 home win vs Charlton (Playoffs)
0-1 win at Charlton (Playoffs)
0-1 home loss vs MK Dons
1-1 draw at Blackpool
3-1 home win vs Peterborough