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

League One · 2018-19
Walsall FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Ginnelly 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Walsall FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee Dean Treleaven

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

Recent Form

Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Oxford United FC A 2–1 W
15 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–4 L
08 Sep Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Blackpool FC H 0–0 D
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Sep Southend United FC H 2–0 W
08 Sep Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Walsall FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Morgan Ferrier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Walsall FC in their trying to find a way past Shrewsbury Town FC's compact .
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Walsall FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Walsall FC that had 65 games and scored 67 goals.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jon Guthrie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Walsall FC.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Nicky Devlin, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Josh Ginnelly picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Shrewsbury Town FC make a change. Alex Gilliead trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Laurent on 65 minutes.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' The 31-year-old Liam Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Askey might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' Liam Kinsella has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaiah Osbourne on 84 minute.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Angol made 329 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' A change in the Shrewsbury Town FC ranks — Aaron Amadi-Holloway exits the field as Lenell John-Lewis enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Walsall FC 0-0 Shrewsbury Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Keates

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Askey

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.77 Walsall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Walsall FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC34% Draw36% Shrewsbury Town FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Walsall FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
66%
Walsall FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC19% Draw62% Shrewsbury Town FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.2%
0 – 1
14.7%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
2%
3 – 0
1.5%
0 – 3
1.4%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Walsall FC

Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 21% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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