EFL Trophy | Group Stage

Nov 14, 2023 at 7pm UK

Montgomery Waters Meadow

Shrewsbury
3 - 2
Walsall

Udoh (32'), Benning (34'), Bowman (49')
Pierre (48'), Burgoyne (61'), Loughran (90+5')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Johnson (6'), Hutchinson (73')
Knowles (33'), McEntee (48'), Griffiths (57'), James-Taylor (90')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Shrewsbury Town and Walsall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Shrewsbury Town

All competitions

EFL Trophy

Last Game: Shrewsbury 3-2 Reading
Saturday, November 11 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Walsall

All competitions

EFL Trophy

Last Game: Walsall 0-1 Harrogate
Saturday, November 11 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Walsall

There is not much to play for on Tuesday night, but we are still expecting it to be an entertaining match, as both sides should be able to play with freedom. There is attacking talent in both teams, and we are predicting a 2-2 draw to take place in the cup contest. 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 37.74%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 36.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.38%) and 2-0 (6.14%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.

Result
Shrewsbury Town	Draw	Walsall
37.74% ( 0.02)	25.55% ( 0)	36.71% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 55.82% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.85% (

-0)

48.15% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.69% (

-0.01)

70.31% (

Shrewsbury Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.99% (

0.01)

25% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.34% (

0.01)

59.66% (

-0.01)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.43% (

-0.01)

25.57% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.55% (

-0.02)

60.44% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Shrewsbury Town 37.74%

Walsall 36.71%

Draw 25.54%

Shrewsbury Town	Draw	Walsall
1-0 @ 8.86% ( 0) 2-1 @ 8.38% ( 0) 2-0 @ 6.14% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.87% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.84% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.64% 4-1 @ 1.34% ( 0) 4-0 @ 0.98% ( 0) 4-2 @ 0.92% ( 0) Other @ 1.77% Total : 37.74%	1-1 @ 12.08% 0-0 @ 6.39% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.71% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.54%	0-1 @ 8.72% ( -0) 1-2 @ 8.24% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.95% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.75% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.7% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.6% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.28% ( -0) 0-4 @ 0.92% ( -0) Other @ 2.56% Total : 36.71%