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

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League One · 2024-25

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Cambridge United FC

Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow 5,952 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 76' Dominic Ballard

Funso Ojo 72' Y

Y 82' Ben Stevenson

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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Yates
Assistant 1 Oliver Bickle
Assistant 2 Marvyn Amphlett

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC 2024-12-07 Cambridge United FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-02-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC 2023-10-14 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2023-01-21 Shrewsbury Town FC 5–1 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Cambridge United FC	H	0–1	L
01 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
29 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–4	L
15 Mar	Burton Albion FC	H	0–2	L
08 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	0–2	L
04 Mar	Bristol Rovers FC	H	0–0	D

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
01 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–2	D
29 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
22 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
15 Mar	Peterborough United FC	H	0–1	L
11 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' 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.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Emmanuel Longelo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' 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.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kelland Watts made 339 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Morrison, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' Shrewsbury Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' 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.
55' It’s high time Neil Harris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
62' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. James Brophy is replaced by Scott Malone.
67' 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.
72' Funso Ojo was booked on 72.
76' Dominic Ballard puts Cambridge United FC on the lead.
80' Cambridge United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elias Kachunga is hanging Dominic Ballard on the field on 80 minute.
82' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Stevenson.
87' The supporters are chanting for George Nurse. He replaces Mal Benning on 87 minute.
88' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. Funso Ojo is replaced by Callum Stewart on 88 minute.
90' The Cambridge United FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Stokes departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Longelo.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luke Leahy	3
Ryan Bowman	3
Lyle Taylor	2
Christian Saydee	2
Shayne Lavery	2
Matthew Pennington	1
Dominic Ballard	1
Jordan Shipley	1

Head to Head

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC L 2025-04-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-03-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2025-03-08 Exeter City FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-03-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D

Cambridge United FC Form

2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC W 2025-04-01 Cambridge United FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D 2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-03-22 Barnsley FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-03-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-03-11 Blackpool FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.09 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Shrewsbury Town FC or Cambridge United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC31% Draw30% Cambridge United FC39%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

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

62%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

69%

Shrewsbury Town FC or Cambridge United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC23% Draw51% Cambridge United FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap	Shrewsbury Town FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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