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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
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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPortsmouth452713576413594
2Derby CountyDerby462881078374192
3Bolton WanderersBolton462512986513587
4Peterborough UnitedPeterborough462591289612884
5Barnsley4621131282641876
6Lincoln CityLincoln4520141165382774
7Oxford UnitedOxford Utd4521111377552274
8Blackpool4621101565481773
9Stevenage4619141357461171
10Wycombe WanderersWycombe461714156055565
11Leyton Orient461811175355-265
12Wigan AthleticWigan462010166356762
13Exeter CityExeter451710184559-1461
14Northampton TownNorthampton46179205766-960
15Bristol Rovers46169215268-1657
16Charlton AthleticCharlton461120156465-153
17Reading461611196870-253
18Cambridge UnitedCambridge461212223961-2248
19Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury46139243567-3248
20Burton Albion451210233964-2546
21Cheltenham TownCheltenham46128264165-2444
RPort Vale461011254174-3341
RFleetwood TownFleetwood45913234672-2640
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle4679304181-4030


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