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League One | Gameweek 28
Jan 21, 2023 at 3pm UK
Montgomery Waters Meadow
Cambridge United

Shrewsbury
5 - 1
Cambridge

Leahy (33' pen., 90+1'), Shipley (45+5'), Pennington (57'), Saydee (71')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Ironside (69')
Worman (12'), Bennett (19'), Digby (32'), Okedina (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Shrewsbury Town and Cambridge United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Cambridge United

In pursuit of a double-digit number of victories in the current League One campaign, we can envision Shrewsbury Town's assignment coming to fruition come 5pm on Saturday evening after condemning Cambridge United into deeper relegation turmoil. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 45.6%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.94%) and 2-0 (8.59%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 0-1 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.

Result
Shrewsbury TownDrawCambridge United
45.6% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01) 26.7% (0.0040000000000013 0) 27.7% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 48.97% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.48% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)55.51% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.3% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)76.69% (0.012 0.01)
Shrewsbury Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.72% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)24.28% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.35% (-0.012 -0.01)58.65% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Cambridge United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.67% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)35.32% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.91% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)72.08% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Shrewsbury Town 45.6%
    Cambridge United 27.7%
    Draw 26.7%
Shrewsbury TownDrawCambridge United
1-0 @ 12.14% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.94% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.59% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 4.22% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 4.05% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-2 @ 2.2% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.49% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 1.43% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 45.6%
1-1 @ 12.63%
0-0 @ 8.58% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 4.65% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 26.7%
0-1 @ 8.93% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-2 @ 6.57%
0-2 @ 4.64% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 2.28%
2-3 @ 1.61%
0-3 @ 1.61% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.05%
Total : 27.7%

How you voted: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge

Shrewsbury Town
Draw
Cambridge United
Shrewsbury Town
85.7%
Draw
14.3%
Cambridge United
0.0%
7
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2022 3pm
Mar 5, 2022 3pm
Oct 23, 2021 3pm
Shrewsbury
4-1
Cambridge
Bowman (6', 73', 83'), Leahy (90')
Ebanks-Landell (45+8')
Iredale (58')
Digby (57'), Jones (60'), Brophy (70'), Hoolahan (84'), Smith (85')
May (68')
Nov 7, 2020 3pm
First Round
Cambridge
0-2
Shrewsbury

Taylor (64')
Daniels (47'), Walker (89')
Udoh (51'), Norburn (78')
Mar 7, 2015 3pm
Shrewsbury
1-1
Cambridge
Grant (16')
Grandison (35'), Barnett (71'), Goldson (78'), Gayle (89')
Kaikai (95')
Harrold (43'), Donaldson (58')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham37268363253886
2Wrexham39238854302477
3Wycombe WanderersWycombe382111665362974
4Charlton AthleticCharlton392091053351869
5Stockport CountyStockport391911955361968
6Reading381711105547862
7Huddersfield TownHuddersfield381871352381461
8Bolton WanderersBolton38186146057360
9Leyton Orient381851554381659
10Blackpool391415105951857
11Barnsley39159155355-254
12Lincoln CityLincoln391311155346750
13Stevenage381310153539-449
14Mansfield TownMansfield38138174552-747
15Peterborough UnitedPeterborough38129175763-645
16Rotherham UnitedRotherham38129174249-745
17Exeter CityExeter38129174053-1345
18Wigan AthleticWigan371111153437-344
19Northampton TownNorthampton391013163857-1943
20Bristol Rovers39126214063-2342
21Burton Albion38812183955-1636
22Crawley TownCrawley3999214471-2736
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge39710223763-2631
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury3877243566-3128


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