Shrewsbury Town vs Chelsea U21 – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

26/08/2025 at 14:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

The Croud Meadow (Shrewsbury).

EFL Trophy
Referee: Rhodes G. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.39	1.33
Ball Possession
34%	66%
Total shots
20	8
Shots on target
5	3
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
9	2
Passes
74% (222/298)	86% (525/611)
Yellow Cards
4	2
Expected Goals (xG)
2.39	1.33
xG on target (xGOT)
1.09	1.45
Total shots
20	8
Shots on target
5	3
Shots off target
12	1
Blocked Shots
3	4
Shots inside the Box
14	7
Shots outside the Box
6	1
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
9	2
Touches in opposition box
31	11
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
6	18
Passes
74% (222/298)	86% (525/611)
Long passes
50% (29/58)	36% (20/55)
Passes in final third
62% (82/132)	64% (50/78)
Crosses
24% (7/29)	63% (5/8)
Expected assists (xA)
2.60	0.84
Throw-ins
20	30
Fouls
18	6
Tackles
69% (9/13)	50% (5/10)
Duels won
24	43
Clearances
11	32
Interceptions
10	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	1
Goalkeeper Saves
2	2
xGOT faced
1.45	1.09
Goals prevented
0.45	-1.91

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
10', 0 - 1, Mheuka S. ⚽, Best K. (A),
14', 1 - 1, McDermott T. ⚽, Perry T. (A),
21', Cardoso L. 🟨,
27', Tauriainen J. 🟨,
29', Perry T. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', Best K. ↓, McMahon H. ↑,
46', Tauriainen J. ↓, Walsh R. ↑,
51', Stewart C. ↓, Hoole L. ↑,
61', McDermott T. 🟨,
63', Emenalo L. ↓, Antwi G. ↑,
63', Kavuma McQueen R. ↓, Derry J. ↑,
65', 2 - 1, Marquis J. ⚽, England I. (A),
72', 3 - 1, Boyle W. ⚽,
73', Mheuka S. ↓, Ezenwata C. ↑,
79', Clucas S. 🟨,
82', Clucas S. ↓, Benning M. ↑,
82', Sang T. ↓, Biggins H. ↑,
86', Perry T. ↓, Gray W. ↑,
88', Boyle W. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Shrewsbury Town
31.6%

Draw
24.8%

Chelsea U21
43.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32.9%

25.4%

41.7%

Shrewsbury Town - Chelsea U21 Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.99 ↑ (2.77)	3.74 ↑ (3.58)	2.12 ↓ (2.19)	7.5% (9.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

Preview Facts

Shrewsbury is on a losing streak (last 5 games: 0 wins).
Chelsea U21 may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Recently, Shrewsbury has had a series of away games.
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
The teams have not played against each other recently.

How many head-to-head matches has Shrewsbury Town won against Chelsea U21?

Shrewsbury Town has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Chelsea U21 won against Shrewsbury Town?

Chelsea U21 has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Shrewsbury Town - Chelsea U21 were as follows:

Latest results of Shrewsbury Town

23.08.2025 Swindon Town - Shrewsbury Town 2:1 ✺

20.08.2025 Notts County - Shrewsbury Town 4:1 ✺

16.08.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Colchester United 0:2 ✺

12.08.2025 Grimsby Town - Shrewsbury Town 3:1 ✺

09.08.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Shrewsbury Town 4:0 ✺

Latest results of Chelsea U21

22.08.2025 Newcastle United U21 - Chelsea U21 0:5 ✺

18.08.2025 Chelsea U21 - Manchester City U21 3:1 ✺

02.05.2025 Crystal Palace U21 - Chelsea U21 6:0 ✺

26.04.2025 Chelsea U21 - Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 4:0 ✺

14.04.2025 Crystal Palace U21 - Chelsea U21 2:4 ✺

English EFL Trophy Table

2025/26

Group 1

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Salford	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
2	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	1	6:6	3
3	Wolves U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:6	3
4	Wigan	2	0	0	0	2	1:4	0

Group 2

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	0	7:1	6
2	Tranmere	2	1	1	0	0	4:3	5
3	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	3:7	3
4	Nottingham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 3

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bradford City	2	2	0	0	0	7:2	6
2	Doncaster	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
3	Grimsby	3	1	0	0	2	6:8	3
4	Everton U21	3	0	0	0	3	5:12	0

Group 4

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Lincoln	2	2	0	0	0	6:0	6
2	Barnsley	2	1	0	0	1	6:4	3
3	Manchester Utd U21	3	1	0	0	2	4:8	3
4	Notts Co	3	1	0	0	2	2:6	3

Group 5

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bolton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Rotherham	3	2	0	0	1	7:5	6
3	Manchester City U21	3	1	0	0	2	7:8	3
4	Oldham	2	0	0	0	2	3:8	0

Group 6

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Huddersfield	3	2	0	0	1	9:4	6
2	Harrogate	2	2	0	0	0	2:0	6
3	Newcastle Utd U21	2	0	1	0	1	4:8	2
4	Mansfield	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 7

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Port Vale	2	2	0	0	0	6:1	6
2	Fleetwood	2	1	1	0	0	6:2	5
3	Accrington	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1
4	Leeds U21	2	0	0	0	2	1:8	0

Group 8

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Crewe	2	2	0	0	0	9:1	6
2	Burton	2	1	0	0	1	2:1	3
3	Chesterfield	2	1	0	0	1	2:7	3
4	Liverpool U21	2	0	0	0	2	0:4	0

Group 9

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Arsenal U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
2	Exeter	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
3	Newport	2	1	0	0	1	2:2	3
4	Cardiff	2	1	0	0	1	1:1	3

Group 10

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Plymouth	2	2	0	0	0	8:2	6
2	Bristol Rovers	2	1	1	0	0	5:4	5
3	Cheltenham	3	0	1	0	2	2:5	2
4	Tottenham U21	3	0	0	2	1	8:12	2

Group 11

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Northampton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Walsall	3	1	1	0	1	3:2	5
3	Shrewsbury	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
4	Chelsea U21	3	0	0	1	2	1:6	1

Group 12

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	West Ham U21	3	2	0	0	1	9:6	6
2	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Swindon	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	MK Dons	2	0	0	0	2	1:6	0

Group 13

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	12:4	9
2	AFC Wimbledon	2	1	0	0	1	4:6	3
3	Bromley	2	0	1	0	1	4:5	2
4	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	1	2	6:11	1

Group 14

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	0	0	6:2	9
2	Crawley	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Peterborough	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	Aston Villa U21	3	0	0	0	3	4:9	0

Group 15

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Colchester	2	2	0	0	0	4:2	6
2	Gillingham	2	1	0	0	1	5:3	3
3	Wycombe	2	1	0	0	1	4:3	3
4	Fulham U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 16

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Luton	3	2	0	0	1	8:5	6
2	Cambridge Utd	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Barnet	3	1	1	0	1	5:7	5
4	Brighton U21	3	0	0	1	2	2:5	1