Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cambridge United FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Cambridge United FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC The Cambs Glass Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 51' Daniel Udoh
Greg Taylor 64' Y
Y 78' Oliver Norburn

Overview

Match Preview

Cambridge United FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — FA Cup at The Cambs Glass Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Ian Smedley
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Cambridge United FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-07 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L
11 Nov Guiseley AFC A 3–4 L
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–0 W
03 Nov Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
31 Oct Peterborough United FC A 1–5 L
27 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 0–1 L
24 Oct Rochdale AFC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Bristol Rovers FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Shrewsbury Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC
Kylian Kouassi 2 G 1 A
Shrewsbury Town FC
John Marquis 2 G
Tony Scully 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The Cambs Glass Stadium that hosts another battle between Cambridge United FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Cambridge United FC in their trying to find a way past Shrewsbury Town FC's compact .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cambridge United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Jack Iredale has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Cambridge United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' It looks surprising Cambridge United FC does not make any changes. Charlie Daniels has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Magnificent from Charlie Daniels! That is 4 goals in 335 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Shrewsbury Town FC player. Daniel Udoh gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' Hiram Boateng, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Cambridge United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' Greg Taylor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 67' Cambridge United FC make a change. Adam May trudges off to be replaced by Wes Hoolahan on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Joshua Daniels by Ryan Barnett on 69 minute.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' Andrew Dallas gets the nod from Cambridge United FC. He replaces Idris El Mizouni and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Oliver Norburn is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' A change in the Shrewsbury Town FC ranks — Dave Edwards exits the field as Ethan Ebanks-Landell enters on 83.
  • 88' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' The England Brad Walker breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 0-2!
  • 90' Fresh legs for Shrewsbury Town FC! Mathew Millar comes on to replace Marc Pugh.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Ricketts

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Cambridge United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cambridge United FC28% Draw30% Shrewsbury Town FC42%
Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
72%
Cambridge United FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cambridge United FC18% Draw50% Shrewsbury Town FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap Cambridge United FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.