Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2020-21
Shrewsbury Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Crewe Alexandra FC
Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 11' Harry Pickering
Shaun Whalley 38' Y
Y 74' Omar Beckles
Harry Chapman 76' Y
Y 85' Oliver Lancashire

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven Plane
  • Referee Ian Smedley
  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Referee
  • Referee Steve Rushton
  • Referee Anthony Coggins
  • Referee

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
2
Shrewsbury Town FC 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crewe Alexandra FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Crewe Alexandra FC H 0–1 L
30 Jan Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
19 Jan Southampton FC A 0–2 L
29 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–0 W
30 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
26 Jan Gillingham FC A 1–4 L
23 Jan AFC Wimbledon H 1–1 D
19 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 3–2 W
16 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Shrewsbury Town FC and Crewe Alexandra FC get this one started.
  • 5' 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 Daniel Powell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Crewe Alexandra FC is showing some good football. However, Crewe Alexandra FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' Crewe Alexandra FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 11.
  • 16' Shrewsbury Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crewe Alexandra FC's shape.
  • 21' Crewe Alexandra FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cotterill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' What a moment for Owen Dale! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Shaun Whalley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Walker, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' A quiet spell here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Shrewsbury Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Shrewsbury Town FC — Joshua Daniels on, Ryan Sears off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shrewsbury Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. Crewe Alexandra FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' The referee shows Crewe Alexandra FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' The referee shows Shrewsbury Town FC player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' Stephen Walker gets the nod from Crewe Alexandra FC. He replaces Daniel Powell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Crewe Alexandra FC! Tom Lowery comes on to replace Oliver Finney.
  • 84' Daniel Udoh has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Oliver Lancashire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Rekeil Pyke gets the nod from Shrewsbury Town FC. He replaces Ro-Shaun Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Crewe Alexandra FC — Chris Porter on, Mikael Mandron off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shrewsbury Town FC.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cotterill

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mikael Mandron 3
Sam Cosgrove 1
Owen Dale 1
Daniel Udoh 1
Shaun Whalley 1
Chris Porter 1

Head to Head

2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-01-30 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-01-23 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2021-01-19 Southampton FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2020-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-01-30 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2021-01-26 Gillingham FC 4–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-01-23 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 AFC Wimbledon D 2021-01-19 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2021-01-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.05 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
I would bet for: Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC35% Draw33% Crewe Alexandra FC32%
Actual: Crewe Alexandra FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC
65%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Crewe Alexandra FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC24% Draw55% Crewe Alexandra FC21%
Actual: Crewe Alexandra FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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