Fleetwood Town FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Fleetwood Town FC

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Shrewsbury Town FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Highbury Stadium 3,380 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 41' Daniel Udoh

Y 26' Cheyenne Dunkley

Jay Lynch 43' R

Y 47' Mal Benning

Y 71' Morgan Feeney

Josh Vela 75' Y

Joshua Earl 90' R

Overview

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Fleetwood Town FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Fleetwood Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Sowerby (England)
Assistant 2 Joe Simpson

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Fleetwood Town FC 11 games · Avg 2.2 goals Shrewsbury Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2023-01-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-10-15 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-02-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2021-03-06 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
15 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–3	L
12 Aug	Cambridge United FC	H	0–2	L
05 Aug	Carlisle United FC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Fleetwood Town FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L
15 Aug	Burton Albion FC	H	2–1	W
12 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–2	L
05 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–0	W
07 May	Lincoln City FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fleetwood Town FC and Shrewsbury Town FC get this one started.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
8' Shrewsbury Town FC ring the changes. Jordan Shipley has done his job and it is now time for Mal Benning to step up.
13' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mal Benning made 329 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' The referee calls foul for Cheyenne Dunkley. He receives a card.
31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
41' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Udoh gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
43' A moment of madness from Jay Lynch on 43 minutes earns him a card. Fleetwood Town FC will be frustrated.
44' Fleetwood Town FC ring the changes. Danny Mayor has done his job and it is now time for Stephen McMullan to step up.
46' Another substitution for Fleetwood Town FC to replace Scott Robertson by Carl Johnston on 46 minute.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mal Benning.
52' Max Mata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shrewsbury Town FC so far.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' It looks surprising Shrewsbury Town FC does not make any changes. Scott Robertson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' The Shrewsbury Town FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Bowman is withdrawn and Max Mata gets his opportunity.
68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Morgan Feeney argues furiously but the card stands.
73' Time for substitution for Fleetwood Town FC. Jack Marriott is replaced by Theo Williams.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Josh Vela on 75 minutes.
80' A tactical swap from Fleetwood Town FC — Cian Hayes on, Junior Quitirna off on 80 minutes.
81' Ryan Broom is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Vela at the 81 minute mark.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Fleetwood Town FC in their trying to find a way past Shrewsbury Town FC's compact .
90' That is a card for Fleetwood Town FC. Joshua Earl will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Fleetwood Town FC and Shrewsbury Town FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ryan Broom ↑ 81'
18
Harrison Holgate
2
Carl Johnston ↑ 46'
21
Cian Hayes ↑ 80'
30
Stephen McMullan ↑ 44'
44
Phoenix Patterson
46
Theo Williams ↑ 73'

Coach Scott Brown

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Tom Flanagan
17
Elliott Bennett ↑ 80'
13
Harry Burgoyne
27
Max Mata ↑ 63'
10
Kieran Phillips ↑ 63'
3
Mal Benning ↑ 8'
19
Travis Hernes

Coach Matthew Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Morris	2
Wes Burns	2
Paddy Madden	2
Tom Bayliss	2
Joshua Laurent	1
Chey Dunkley	1
Admiral Muskwe	1
Callum Lang	1

Head to Head

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2023-08-26 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2023-08-19 Derby County FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-08-12 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC L 2023-08-05 Carlisle United FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-05-07 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2023-08-26 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-08-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC W 2023-08-12 Stevenage FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2023-08-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-05-07 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Fleetwood Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

I would bet for: Fleetwood Town FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Fleetwood Town FC36% Draw33% Shrewsbury Town FC31%

Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC

64%

Fleetwood Town FC or Shrewsbury Town FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fleetwood Town FC25% Draw54% Shrewsbury Town FC21%

Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

12.6%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

2.7%

3 – 0

2.6%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap	Fleetwood Town FC covers	Push	Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	19%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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