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Shrewsbury Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Grant Taylor
  • Referee Gareth Mellor
  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Matthew Jones

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Shrewsbury Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
13 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Accrington Stanley FC H 1–0 W
02 Oct Walsall FC A 0–0 D
29 Sep Gillingham FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Scunthorpe United FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Bradford City AFC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Peterborough United FC H 2–2 D
29 Sep Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Rochdale AFC H 4–1 W
15 Sep Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Shrewsbury Town FC and Sunderland AFC is underway.
  • 5' Shrewsbury Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shrewsbury Town FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' Lee Cattermole has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' Shrewsbury Town 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.
  • 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Shrewsbury Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shrewsbury Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Alex Gilliead has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Shrewsbury Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 54' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Josh Maja departs to be replaced by Lynden Gooch.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Aiden McGeady as he leaves the pitch. George Honeyman steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 58' The deadlock is broken! Omar Beckles gets on the scoresheet on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Haynes. He replaces Alex Gilliead on 69 minute.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. Shaun Whalley is replaced by Oliver Norburn on 77 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Luke O'Nien comes on to replace Jerome Sinclair.
  • 84' Luke O'Nien adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' A quiet spell here at . Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Shrewsbury Town FC and Sunderland AFC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.91 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC26% Draw30% Sunderland AFC44%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
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
55%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
74%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Sunderland AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC17% Draw50% Sunderland AFC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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