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Shrewsbury Town FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow 6,129 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+2' Jonathan Russell
0–2 47' Max Watters

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Barnsley FCLeague One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
  • Assistant 1 Marvyn Amphlett
  • Assistant 2 Ryan McIlravey (England)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
22 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Exeter City FC H 0–2 L
12 Oct Crawley Town FC A 5–3 W
05 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
01 Oct Stockport County FC H 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–0 W
22 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
05 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
28 Sep Stockport County FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Montgomery Waters Meadow. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Shrewsbury Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Barnsley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. George Nurse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Shrewsbury Town FC is showing some good football. However, Shrewsbury Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. Aaron Pierre is replaced by Josh Feeney on 36 minute.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shrewsbury Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' Barnsley FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' Goal! Jonathan Russell scores his 21 goal in 231 matches.
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' John Marquis is replacing Taylor Perry for the Shrewsbury Town FC side.
  • 60' Leo Castledine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Rossiter on 60 minute.
  • 62' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Georgie Gent departs to be replaced by Barry Cotter.
  • 63' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Craig is hanging Max Watters on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Funso Ojo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Stephen Humphrys by Fabio Jalo on 80 minute.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabio Jalo made 385 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Toto Nsiala is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Kelechi Nwakali. He replaces Luca Connell on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC23% Draw29% Barnsley FC48%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Barnsley FC
77%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Barnsley FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC16% Draw50% Barnsley FC34%
Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% 79%
+0.5 51% 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
24%
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
43%

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