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Shrewsbury vs Salford City Prediction— England - League Two

Matchday 3 ·Saturday, August 29, 2026, 14:00

Shrewsbury logo
Shrewsbury
PPG 1.21 · HOME
LAST 5
LLWL ·
1 – 0
FULL TIME
✘ MODEL PICK MISS · BTTS
Salford City logo
Salford City
PPG 1.26 · AWAY
LAST 5
LLLW ·

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 52.7% vs bookmaker-implied 55.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-07.7%0-19.6%0-25.9%0-32.4%0-4+1.0%1 1-010.2%1-112.7%1-27.8%1-33.2%1-4+1.3%2 2-06.7%2-18.4%2-25.2%2-32.1%2-4+0.9%3 3-03.0%3-13.7%3-22.3%3-30.9%3-4+0.4%4+ 4+-01.3%4+-11.6%4+-21.0%4+-30.4%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 38.4% 26.0% 3.85 +47.8%
Draw 26.7% 28.6% 3.50 -3.9%
Away win 34.9% 52.4% 1.91 -33.3%
Over 2.5 50.5% 50.0% 2.00 +1.0%
Over 3.5 28.7% 28.2% 3.55 +1.1%
BTTS 52.7% 55.6% 1.80 -5.1%
Home O1.5 37.2% 30.3% 3.30 +22.8%
Away O1.5 36.6% 50.0% 2.00 -26.8%

League track record

Based on 61 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 44%
O2.5 51%
BTTS 54%
Score Hit 46%
ROI -12.1%
Bet Hit 50%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 20%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 1-0
xG (home)1.3 xG (away)1.2 BTTS prob52.7%

H 38% / xG 1.3-1.2 / O2.5 50% / BTTS 53%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.7%
#2 2–1 8.4%
#3 1–0 10.2%
#4 0–0 7.7%
#5 1–2 7.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Shrewsbury1.3
Salford City1.2

COMBINED 2.6 xG → O2.5 PROB 50.5% · O3.5 PROB 28.7%

Form & verdict PPG

SHREWSBURY · PPG 1.21

SALFORD CITY · PPG 1.26

✓ INTERESTING - Balanced match with high-value opportunity
70%
BALANCED

xG gap +0.08 - no reliable favorite, elevated draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Shrewsbury (H) 38.4%
ODDS 3.85 · IMPLIED 26.0% EV +47.8%
Draw 26.7%
ODDS 3.50 · IMPLIED 28.6% EV -3.9%
Salford City (A) 34.9%
ODDS 1.91 · IMPLIED 52.4% EV -33.3%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Shrewsbury ▾ lower is better Salford City

Attack

11.3
Shots
12.3
2.7
Shots on target
2.3
3.7
Shots off target
6.0
5.0
Blocked shots
4.0
9.3
Shots inside box
9.0
2.0
Shots outside box
3.3
23.5%
Shooting accuracy
18.9%
25.0%
Goals per shot on target
14.3%
0.67
Goals
0.33
2.06
xG for 1·1 of 3
1.79

Defence

11.7
Shots faced
14.3
2.7
Shots on target faced
4.0
1.67
Goals conceded
1.67
1.23
xG against 1·1 of 3
2.75
0.7
Goalkeeper saves
2.3

Control

46.3%
Possession
60.0%
299
Passes
459
189
Accurate passes
367
63.3%
Pass accuracy
80.1%
5.7
Corners
4.3
5.0
Corners faced
4.0
1.3
Offsides
3.0

Discipline

12.7
Fouls
11.7
1.3
Yellow cards
1.7
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Shrewsbury face Salford City in England - League Two on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Shrewsbury a 38% chance, the draw 27% and Salford City 35%, so Shrewsbury are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.3 for Shrewsbury and 1.2 for Salford City (2.6 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 51% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 53% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Shrewsbury are averaging 1.21 points per game versus 1.26 for Salford City. The best value bet our model finds is H/O25, with an expected value of +34.4%. This match finished 1-0.

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