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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 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

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' Temperatures are rising at Montgomery Waters Meadow as Shrewsbury Town FC face off against Walsall FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shrewsbury Town FC and Walsall FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Walsall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' It’s high time Sam Ricketts made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shrewsbury Town FC and Walsall FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for George Dobson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Luke Waterfall as he leaves the pitch. Mat Sadler steps in for Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' George Dobson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 65 appearances.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shrewsbury Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joshua Laurent is hanging Fejiri Okenabirhie on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' Joe Edwards has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Walsall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aramide Oteh is hanging Joe Edwards on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Isaiah Osbourne. He replaces Liam Kinsella on 83 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Shrewsbury Town FC! Romain Vincelot comes on to replace Anthony Grant.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.