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Shrewsbury vs Tranmere — League Two 2018

Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Preview
15:00
Tranmere
Tranmere
3/6/2027League TwoLeague Two · Round 34The Croud Meadow
Big match
38%
Tranmere
model favours
36%27%38%

Shrewsbury score first in only 30% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
53%
under 2.5 goals
52%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 9+ matches

Shrewsbury36%
×Draw27%
Tranmere38%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Shrewsbury
1.25
Tranmere
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 9 home / 10 away

creates per match

Shrewsbury
1.10
Tranmere
1.18

allows per match

Shrewsbury
1.40
Tranmere
1.39

finishing

Shrewsbury+0.01on par
Tranmere-0.18scores less

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Shrewsbury ↓

Tranmere →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–110%
0–27%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Shrewsbury or draw
62%
Shrewsbury or Tranmere
73%
Draw or Tranmere
64%

Winning margin

Shrewsbury wins by 2+
15%
Tranmere wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Shrewsbury 1+ goals
71%
Shrewsbury 2+ goals
36%
Shrewsbury 3+ goals
13%
Tranmere 1+ goals
72%
Tranmere 2+ goals
37%
Tranmere 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Shrewsbury (draw refunded)
49%
Tranmere (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Shrewsbury at home — creates 1.10, concedes 1.40 · 9 matches

Tranmere away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.39 · 10 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Shrewsbury attack 1.10 + Tranmere defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.25

Tranmere attack 1.18 + Shrewsbury defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.29

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 38%?"

Shrewsbury scores more
36%
level
27%
Tranmere scores more
38%

Tranmere at 38% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 38% does not mean "Tranmere will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Both teams score in only 30% of Shrewsbury’s matches

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Shrewsbury
Direct / counter-attacking
Tranmere
Balanced
43%Possession50%
59%Pass accuracy67%
11.2Shots12.1
0.89xGBiggest gap1.13
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
ShrewsburyTranmere

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

3
Shrewsbury
0
Draws
2
Tranmere
Avg goals: 3.4BTTS: 20%
1–00–42–31–06–0

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Shrewsbury
WWDDL
Tranmere
WDLWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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