Shrewsbury v Wrexham

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Shrewsbury Town returned to winning ways on New Years Day when they recorded a welcome 3-1 home win against Fleetwood Town which in turn ended a worrying four-match losing streak, while Wrexham also registered a comprehensive 4-1 rout on New Years Day when they beat Barrow at the Racecourse Ground.

Shrewsbury Town will now turn their attentions to this third round FA Cup tie with Wrexham where the hosts will be keen to avoid an upset but having previously suffered defeats at the hands of Portsmouth, Peterborough United, Cheltenham Town and Burton Albion, this upcoming fixture could prove to be a tricky one for The Shrews.

Results overall this season have been a bit of a mixed bag where Shrewsbury Town have been concerned as Matty Taylor's side sit in a mid-table position of 13th place in the League One table but Shrewsbury's results on home soil have been fairly encouraging this term.

The Shrews have lost just three of their last 12 home games in all competitions whilst picking up eight wins in the process and goals have also featured with six of these 12 games also resulting in both teams scoring as well, and the hosts have reached the third round stage this season after recording wins against Colchester United 3-2 and Notts County 3-2.

Wrexham collected a fourth win in five games last time out with a resounding 4-1 home win against high-flying Barrow in League Two which followed previous recent wins against Colchester United, Newport County and Swindon Town, so they too will be in confident mood for this upcoming trip to The Croud Meadow on Sunday afternoon.

The Welsh visitors currently occupy one of the automatic promotion places in League Two as they sit in third place and a decent cup run in this season's competition would also further boost their financial clout as they prepare for this second half of the season.

Overall results in the past few months have been pretty consistent as well for Phil Parkinson's side as they have been handed just three defeats out of their previous 21 games in all competitions whilst collecting 14 wins in the process, so the visitors know they stand a decent chance of achieving a result here at Shrewsbury.

Wrexham have also lost just twice in their last 10 outings on the road in all competitions along with scoring at least once in eight of these 10 away games as well.

Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham Verdict

Both Shrewsbury Town and Wrexham will head into this intriguing FA Cup third round cup tie in positive mood having both recorded wins in their last games and this one looks a very close one to call in terms of straight winner but both teams should score here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50