Sunderland vs Shrewsbury
15th April 1945hrs
Football – England – League One
Pick Home Win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 8/11 odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022
Sunderland are still on a push for a playoff spot, but they are involved in a very tight race at the moment.
The Black Cats are carrying some solid form at the moment and will be hoping to make the most of home advantage.
The visiting Shrewsbury have nothing to play for down in the bottom half of the table, will they avoid defeat at the Stadium of Light?
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Sunderland Preview – Can Sunderland land an important three points?
Sunderland are doing all they can to work their way into the League One playoffs this season.
They are currently undefeated in eight now, winning five of those.
Sunderland’s home form is right on point with a three-match winning streak going.
For Friday’s encounter with Shrewsbury, the Black Cats are 8/11 for the win* (odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022 at William Hill)
The overall home record of Sunderland this season is W14 D2 L4.
In that, they have averaged two goals per fixture.
Defensively they have shipped at an average of just 0.75 goals per game on home turf.
It’s been a clean sheet by them in 45% of their home fixtures.
So three points don’t look beyond them on Friday.
Seven of Sunderland’s home wins this season have been by a one-goal margin.
This is the start of a very busy weekend, so that may be considered to pop up again.
They will want to manage their energy levels, so a Sunderland to win by a 1 goal margin pick is at 5/2 for football betting* (odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022 at William Hill).
Earlier this season when they went to Shrewsbury there was a 1-1 draw.
Sunderland are W3 D1 in their last four on home turf against the Shrews.
Neither of Sunderland’s two previous League One home games against Shrewsbury went above 2.5 goals.
Shrewsbury Preview – Can the Shrews stop Sunderland?
Shrewsbury are safe enough from any relegation threats that they can coast to the end of the season.
It’s been a reasonable W3 D3 L2 record by them in their last eight.
But the bulk of their form this season has been on home turf.
Shrewsbury have put only three away wins on the board across the course of the campaign.
For Friday’s match they are 4/1 underdogs* (odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022 at William Hill).
Looking at the away form of Shrewsbury in League One this season, they have struggled a lot away at strong teams.
Their record on the road against teams currently in the top half of the table is W1 D2 L8.
Interestingly two of their three away wins this season have come in their last four.
Those were against Burton and then a shock big road win against third-placed Rotherham.
But that latter result has clearly been an exception to their overall road form.
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Shrewsbury have also struggled in front of goal on their road travels this season.
They have scored under a goal per game on average.
It’s been only an average return of 0.7 goals per away game by the Shrews in this campaign.
They haven’t been too bad at all defensively and have only lost two of their last ten road games.
Eight of their eleven road losses have been by a single goal margin.
Sunderland vs Shrewsbury Betting Advice
Sunderland have a clear bigger motivation to push for three points and the much better form too.
So we have to lean towards the home win in what will likely be a tight contest at the Stadium Of Light.
The Black Cats to win is at 8/11 in the match outright* (odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022 at William Hill).
Key Facts – Sunderland vs Shrewsbury Betting Tip
- Sunderland are undefeated in eight league matches
- Sunderland are on a three-match winning streak at home
- Shrewsbury have claimed only three away wins this term
Looking for some longer odds for football betting we are going to pull towards a narrow win margin.
The Sunderland to win by a 1 goal margin is at 5/2* (odds recorded 20:21 GMT on April 13th, 2022 at William Hill).
Given the bulk of Shrewsbury’s road losses have been by that thin line, that looks the way to go.
The best betting odds for Sunderland vs Shrewsbury
Sunderland to win: 8/11 at Bet365
Draw: 11/5 at Bet365
Shrewsbury to win: 4/1 at Bet365
