The pressure on Shrewsbury has eased somewhat as a result of their win over Burton, arguably giving them a free pass for this contest. Nevertheless, we cannot back against an impressive Rotherham outfit who are well on their way to achieving promotion with games to spare.
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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 Rotherham United win with a probability of 59.28%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 17.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.97%) and 1-2 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.08%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (6.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.