The kick off for the match between Shrewsbury Town and Bristol Rovers will take place at 15:00 (UK time) - Thursday, 01/01 - at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. This clash of the 2025/26 EFL League Two looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis including predictions for Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Over 1.5 Goals

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Shrewsbury Town to win the 1st half

As the odds and the statistics clearly indicate, Shrewsbury Town is the superior side in this matchup. They play an aggressive attacking style that puts pressure on their opponents. We expect more or less the same gameplan at home against Bristol Rovers, which should result in a fast start.

That is why we are tipping Shrewsbury Town to win the first half in the half-time market.

👉 Our prediction is: Bristol Rovers to win

While Bristol Rovers will head into their match against Shrewsbury Town as the favourite, it is still far from a sure thing to score three points away from home. Nevertheless, our betting tip is still Bristol Rovers to win on the 1X2 market.

Our analysis of Bristol Rovers leads us to believe that they are quite capable on their travels and can come up with the away win without much trouble, even against a tricky opponent like Shrewsbury Town.

Shrewsbury Town preview

Shrewsbury Town has played 23 matches in the EFL League Two so far, with 4 wins, 7 draws, and 12 losses. This results in an average of 0.83 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 15 wins, 17 draws, and 49 losses. Shrewsbury Town's attack has scored 78 goals, 21 of them in the league, which gives an average of 0.91 goals per league match and 0.96 goals per match across the entire season.

John Marquis is the team’s top scorer with 11 goals, while Malvind Benning leads the team in assists with 5. Defensively, Shrewsbury Town has conceded 38 goals in the league (an average of 1.65) and 144 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.78 over 81 matches).

Bristol Rovers preview

In 23 EFL League Two matches, Bristol Rovers has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws, and 15 losses, with an average of 0.78 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 21 wins in 83 matches. The team has scored 80 goals, 18 of them in the EFL League Two (an average of 0.78 goals per match), with Ruel Sotiriou being the team's top scorer with 6 goals and Grant Ward providing 4 assists.

Defensively, Bristol Rovers has conceded 44 goals in the league and 146 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.76 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Shrewsbury Town

England - EFL League Two

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L L L D D

0.83

Home L D D W W

1.18

Away L L D L L

0.5

Away Team

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Bristol Rovers

England - EFL League Two

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L L D L L

0.78

Home L L L L L

0.83

Away D L L L L

0.73

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Published on 31 December 2025, at 03:59 Last updated on 31 December 2025, at 03:59
Author: Amauri Barbosa

Journalist, a football lover and sports betting expert for over 7 years. In addition to being a bet world aficionado, Amauri also practices athletics, and as all good Brazilian, does not refuse a brew.