Shrewsbury Town vs. Burnley Match Analysis and Prediction

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Shrewsbury Town will fancy their chances to advance into the third round of EFL Cup this week when they host Burnley at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. Match day schedules for August 23 at 21:30 EAT.

The last time the hosts made it beyond the second round date back to Leicester City 1-0 Premier League in 2014-15, a season before the Foxes would go on to become EPL champions. Since 2017-18 the Shrews seems to have been merely surviving rather than thriving, finishing the past four domestic seasons in the bottom half of the standings, ending the 2021-22 campaign in 18th, which is precisely where they currently sit with five points.

Shrewsbury Town will want to make amends following 0-3 League One defeat to Ipswich Town in their previous match. In that game, Shrewsbury Town managed 32% possession and four shots with one of them on target. Ipswich Town got13 shots with six of them on target and goals by Tyreece John-Jules (22′), Conor Chaplin (52′) and Kayden Jackson (90′).

Burnley on the other end has advanced beyond this point of the competition in each of their previous two campaigns outlasting both Sheffield and Newcastle United on penalties. The Clarets have not lost to a team in a lower division at this tournament since 2019-2020 when they allowed three unanswered goals to Sunderland.

Burnley held each other to 3-3 Championship stalemate with Blackpool in their previous encounter. In that game, Burnley had 71% possession, 13 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Josh Brownhill (3′) and Nathan Tella (11′, 33′). Blackpool got 13 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Theo Corbeanu (21′), Shayne Lavery (74′) and Jerry Yates (76′).