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

League One · 2018-19
Shrewsbury Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Walsall FC
Sat 4 May 2019 · 16:30 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45' · FT 45'
James Bolton 43' Y
Y 46' George Dobson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Gary Hilton
  • Referee Hristo Karaivanov
  • Referee Wayne Grunnill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
Shrewsbury Town FC 2 games · Avg 0.0 goals Walsall FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–0 Walsall FC 2018-10-02 Walsall FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Walsall FC H 0–0 D
28 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–3 L
19 Apr Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
13 Apr Gillingham FC A 2–0 W
06 Apr Scunthorpe United FC H 1–1 D
Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–0 D
27 Apr Peterborough United FC H 3–0 W
22 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Southend United FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Accrington Stanley FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Shrewsbury Town FC and Walsall FC is underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shrewsbury Town FC and Walsall FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Walsall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' James Bolton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' A moment of madness from George Dobson on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Walsall FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC. Luke Waterfall is replaced by Mat Sadler.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Josh Gordon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Walsall FC have won 67 goals from 65 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Fejiri Okenabirhie trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Laurent on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shrewsbury Town FC and Walsall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' Walsall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Walsall FC. Joe Edwards is replaced by Aramide Oteh.
  • 83' Liam Kinsella makes way for Isaiah Osbourne at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Walsall FC.
  • 87' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Anthony Grant trudges off to be replaced by Romain Vincelot on 87 minutes.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Ricketts

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Connor

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Walsall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC39% Draw34% Walsall FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Walsall FC
61%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Walsall FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC23% Draw59% Walsall FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
1.9%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Walsall FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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