Bristol Rovers travel to Shrewsbury this Saturday looking to stop a damaging run of three straight league defeats. The League Two fixture at The Croud Meadow kicks off at 12:30pm local time with the visitors in ninth place on 15 points.
Their recent form has seen them lose four of their last five matches across all competitions. The sequence includes a 3-1 home loss to Barnet last Saturday, a 4-1 defeat at Wycombe in the EFL Trophy, and a 3-1 reverse at Crewe. Their only win in that period was a 1-0 victory over Exeter City on September 26. Ellis Harrison, who has scored 11 goals this season, netted in the losses to Barnet and Wycombe. Key midfielder Sam Finley is a major doubt for the trip after missing training this week with a calf strain.
Shrewsbury's struggles
Shrewsbury have also found wins hard to come by recently. They have lost two of their last three home games and have just one victory in their last five outings. Their most recent result was a 1-0 home defeat to Exeter City.
Team details
Bristol Rovers' last starting lineup, used against Barnet, featured B. Young in goal behind a back four of T. James, K. Balmer, C. Kelly and B. Purrington. The midfield was anchored by K. Gough and C. Mola, with S. Forde, T. Leigh and E. Harrison supporting striker F. Cavegn in a 4-2-3-1 shape. Shrewsbury last fielded a 3-4-1-2 formation against Exeter, with I. Fletcher and G. Lloyd leading the line. For a full view of the squad, visit our squad page.
The match is the 11th round of the League Two regular season. Bristol Rovers will be aiming to close a four-point gap to leaders Salford City and get their campaign back on track. Their next fixture is this Saturday, October 17, away at Shrewsbury. A victory would see Rovers potentially climb back into the playoff positions, depending on other results.
