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Shrewsbury Town FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Cunliffe
  • Referee Thomas Harty
  • Referee Neil Hair
  • Referee Anthony Moore
  • Referee Richard Woodward

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
12 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
05 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
19 Dec Accrington Stanley FC A 0–0 D
15 Dec Hull City AFC H 3–2 W
12 Dec Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
05 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Shrewsbury Town FC have kicked off against Blackpool FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It looks surprising Shrewsbury Town FC does not make any changes. Josh Vela has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Sam Walker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Sullay Kaikai is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Shrewsbury Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marvin Ekpiteta, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' GOAL! Daniel Udoh fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver Norburn.
  • 46' 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.
  • 48' Josh Vela catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' 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 Keshi Anderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Ethan Robson as he leaves the pitch. Grant Ward steps in for Blackpool FC.
  • 66' Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shilow Tracey is hanging Joshua Daniels on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' Jan Zamburek makes way for Dave Edwards at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gary Madine.
  • 77' Shrewsbury Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Shaun Whalley by Scott Golbourne on 78 minute.
  • 83' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Keshi Anderson is withdrawn and Beryly Lubala gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Shilow Tracey was booked on 85.
  • 90' Shrewsbury Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Shrewsbury Town FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC47% Draw33% Blackpool FC20%
Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Blackpool FC
53%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Blackpool FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC26% Draw61% Blackpool FC13%
Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.9%
3 – 1
2%
2 – 2
2%
1 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 25% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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