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League One | Gameweek 32
Feb 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
Montgomery Waters Meadow
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Shrewsbury
2 - 3
Bolton

Oliver (20'), Hoole (90+4')
Hoole (31'), Gilliead (66')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Toal (59'), McAtee (63', 79')
Matete (62'), Sheehan (70'), Jones (76')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 1-1 Shrewsbury
Tuesday, February 11 at 8pm in League One
Last Game: Wrexham 1-0 Bolton
Tuesday, February 11 at 7.30pm in EFL Trophy

We said: Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Bolton Wanderers

Had this fixture been played earlier in the season, we would have picked Bolton to win the match, just as they did in the League Cup back in August. However, Shrewsbury have hit a good run of late, and we think that they will grab a share of the spoils this weekend in an entertaining draw. 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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 51.91%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 22.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.87%) and 1-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.95%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (7.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Shrewsbury TownDrawBolton Wanderers
22.87% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02) 25.22% (-0.014999999999997 -0.01) 51.91% (0.038000000000004 0.04)
Both teams to score 48.92% (0.017999999999994 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.58% (0.037000000000006 0.04)53.42% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.05% (0.030999999999999 0.03)74.95% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)
Shrewsbury Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.6%38.4% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.85% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)75.15% (0.0020000000000095 0)
Bolton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.41% (0.028999999999996 0.03)20.59% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.88% (0.048000000000002 0.05)53.12% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Shrewsbury Town 22.87%
    Bolton Wanderers 51.9%
    Draw 25.21%
Shrewsbury TownDrawBolton Wanderers
1-0 @ 7.57% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-1 @ 5.72% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 3.62% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 1.83% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.44% (0.0010000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 1.16% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.54%
Total : 22.87%
1-1 @ 11.95% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.91% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.52% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 25.21%
0-1 @ 12.49% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.87% (0.0040000000000013 0)
1-2 @ 9.45% (0.0040000000000013 0)
0-3 @ 5.2% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.98% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.38% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-4 @ 2.06% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-4 @ 1.97% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-4 @ 0.94% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 51.9%

How you voted: Shrewsbury vs Bolton

Shrewsbury Town
27.3%
Draw
0.0%
Bolton Wanderers
72.7%
11
Head to Head
Oct 5, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 10
Bolton
2-2
Shrewsbury
Dempsey (47'), Schon (61')
Feeney (20'), Shipley (28')
Pierre (15'), Feeney (34'), Savin (66'), Gilliead (78'), Ojo (78'), Feeney (90+10')
Aug 27, 2024 7.45pm
Second Round
Shrewsbury
0-2
Bolton

Hoole (62'), Pierre (70')
Osei-Tutu (52'), Charles (65')
Apr 16, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 40
Bolton
2-2
Shrewsbury
Jerome (40'), Maghoma (71')
Udoh (21'), Shipley (43')
Marosi (40'), Bennett (85')
Nov 7, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Shrewsbury
0-2
Bolton
Maghoma (65'), Morley (90+8')
Apr 22, 2023 3pm
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham36258359243583
2Wrexham37218851302171
3Wycombe WanderersWycombe361911661342768
4Charlton AthleticCharlton37199949321766
5Stockport CountyStockport371811853341965
6Huddersfield TownHuddersfield371871252341861
7Bolton WanderersBolton37186135955460
8Reading371611105246659
9Leyton Orient371751553381556
10Barnsley37157155153-252
11Blackpool371215105550551
12Lincoln CityLincoln371310145345849
13Stevenage371310143538-349
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham36129154042-245
15Mansfield TownMansfield37128174351-844
16Exeter CityExeter36128164051-1144
17Wigan AthleticWigan361110153336-343
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough36119165360-742
19Northampton TownNorthampton371012153754-1742
20Bristol Rovers37126193960-2142
21Burton Albion37812173853-1536
22Crawley TownCrawley3779213971-3230
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge3778223561-2629
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury3777233462-2828


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