Shrewsbury Town FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2022-23

Shrewsbury Town FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Sat 21 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Ben Worman

Y 19' Ryan Bennett

Y 32' Paul Digby

Y 45' Jubril Okedina

Overview

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

Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Shrewsbury Town FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-21 Shrewsbury Town FC 5–1 Cambridge United FC 2022-12-26 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-03-05 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2021-10-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 4–1 Cambridge United FC 2020-11-07 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	5–1	W
14 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	4–0	W
07 Jan	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Fleetwood Town FC	H	0–3	L
29 Dec	Cheltenham Town FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Cambridge United FC	A	1–2	L

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–5	L
07 Jan	Bristol Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
02 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–5	L
30 Dec	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

4/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	4 G	2 A
Shayne Lavery	3 G	2 A
Sullay Kaikai	3 G	1 A
Gassan Ahadme	3 G
Zak Bradshaw	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Shrewsbury Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cambridge United FC.
5' Cambridge United 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.
10' Cambridge United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' Cambridge United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' A moment of madness from Ryan Bennett on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cambridge United FC will be frustrated.
24' 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.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' That is a Yellow card for Cambridge United FC. Paul Digby will be fuming at that decision.
33' What a strike from Luke Leahy! The score is 1-0.
38' Joe Ironside is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shrewsbury Town FC so far.
43' Christian Saydee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' Poor challenge from Jubril Okedina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' Jordan Shipley adds to his 0 season tally! Shrewsbury Town FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
55' Will Mannion has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 206 appearances.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matthew Pennington makes it 3-0.
62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
64' Harvey Knibbs makes way for Jack Lankester at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cambridge United FC.
68' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Carl Winchester by Tom Bayliss on 68 minute.
69' Goal! Joe Ironside scores his 19 goal in 11 matches.
71' The deadlock is broken! Christian Saydee gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
74' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Robert Street trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Bowman on 74 minutes.
76' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. Ryan Bennett is replaced by Greg Taylor.
81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cambridge United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
82' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Saydee departs to be replaced by Tom Bloxham.
87' Shrewsbury Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Shrewsbury Town FC take all three points.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Rekeil Pyke
17
Elliott Bennett ↑ 82'
13
Harry Burgoyne
20
Tom Bayliss ↑ 68'
9
Ryan Bowman ↑ 74'
18
Tom Bloxham ↑ 82'
30
Josh Barlow

Coach Steve Cotterill

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luke Leahy	3
Ryan Bowman	3
Shayne Lavery	2
Lyle Taylor	2
Christian Saydee	2
Shilow Tracey	1
Dan N'Lundulu	1
Matthew Pennington	1

Head to Head

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2023-01-21 Shrewsbury Town FC 5–1 Cambridge United FC W 2023-01-14 Burton Albion FC 0–4 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-01-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2023-01-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2022-12-26 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Cambridge United FC Form

2023-01-21 Shrewsbury Town FC 5–1 Cambridge United FC L 2023-01-07 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cambridge United FC L 2022-12-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2022-12-26 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2022-12-10 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.07 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Shrewsbury Town FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC59% Draw23% Cambridge United FC18%

Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

41%

Shrewsbury Town FC or Cambridge United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC43% Draw42% Cambridge United FC15%

Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap	Shrewsbury Town FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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