Shrewsbury Town vs Reading – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

08/04/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

The Croud Meadow (Shrewsbury).

League One - Round 38
Referee: Drysdale D. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.42	1.45
Ball Possession
54%	46%
Total shots
13	14
Shots on target
3	7
Big Chances
1	2
Corner Kicks
10	9
Passes
78% (302/385)	81% (284/350)
Yellow Cards
1	3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.42	1.45
xG on target (xGOT)
1.29	1.47
Total shots
13	14
Shots on target
3	7
Shots off target
7	4
Blocked Shots
3	3
Shots inside the Box
11	9
Shots outside the Box
2	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
1	2
Corner Kicks
10	9
Touches in opposition box
52	21
Offsides
3	1
Free Kicks
12	10
Passes
78% (302/385)	81% (284/350)
Long passes
52% (35/67)	44% (24/55)
Passes in final third
61% (69/113)	74% (111/151)
Crosses
5% (2/38)	21% (4/19)
Expected assists (xA)
1.36	0.92
Fouls
10	12
Tackles
54% (7/13)	67% (10/15)
Duels won
48	56
Clearances Total
32	61
Interceptions
3	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	2
xGOT faced
1.47	1.29
Goals prevented
-1.53	0.51

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
21', Bindon T. 🟨,
34', 0 - 1, Wing L. ⚽, Savage C. (A),
39', Camara M. 🟨,
44', Savage C. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 2)
46', Camara M. ↓, Wareham J. ↑,
46', Garcia A. ↓, Abrefa K. ↑,
48', 1 - 1, Perry T. ⚽, Feeney J. (A),
53', 1 - 2, Ehibhatiomhan K. ⚽, Savage C. (A),
57', Pierre A. 🟨,
68', Hoole L. ↓, Wheeler D. ↑,
69', Nurse G. ↓, Benning M. ↑,
69', Ojo F. ↓, Gape D. ↑,
72', 1 - 3, Campbell C. ⚽, Wing L. (A),
74', Perry T. ↓, Shipley J. ↑,
78', Ehibhatiomhan K. ↓, Bodin B. ↑,
88', Knibbs H. ↓, Carroll T. ↑,
88', Lloyd G. ↓, Stewart C. ↑,
90', Savage C. ↓, Rushesha T. ↑,

Chances of winning

Shrewsbury Town
26.5%

Draw
28.3%

Reading
45.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35.5%

26.4%

38.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

35.3%

26.3%

38.3%

Shrewsbury Town - Reading Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.54 ↑ (2.63)	3.35 ↓ (3.55)	2.08 ↓ (2.46)	6.1% (7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Shrewsbury Town - Reading?

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DNB - Reading (1.49) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.25 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Reading will win (18 of 22 users predict this - 81.82%).
Confidence interval (95%): 65.7% – 97.94%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Reading will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Reading (votes: 4 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

This match will be held between outsider and one of leaders (ranked 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 7).
Shrewsbury has a series of defeats in the last matches (in the last 5 games wins - 0).
Reading is in a very good shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 3).
Recently Reading have a series of home games.
Reading will have a poor advantage in this game.
There will not play in Shrewsbury: Castledine L. (Back Injury)
There will not play in Reading: Craig M. (Injury) Dean H. (Hip Injury) Dorsett A. J. R. (Hamstring Injury) Elliott B. (Thigh Injury)
There are questionable in Shrewsbury: Oliver V. (Injury)
Last 3 head-to-head matches Shrewsbury won 2 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 7:5 (average 2.3:1.7).
Including matches at home between the teams Shrewsbury won 1 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 3:2

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

Shrewsbury Town has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

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

Reading has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

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

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

11.02.2025 Reading - Shrewsbury Town 1:1

24.02.2024 Reading - Shrewsbury Town 2:3

11.11.2023 Shrewsbury Town - Reading 3:2

Latest results of Shrewsbury Town

05.04.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Cambridge United 0:1 ✺

01.04.2025 Wycombe Wanderers - Shrewsbury Town 0:0 ✺

29.03.2025 Birmingham City - Shrewsbury Town 4:1 ✺

15.03.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Burton Albion 0:2 ✺

08.03.2025 Exeter City - Shrewsbury Town 2:0 ✺

Latest results of Reading

05.04.2025 Reading - Wycombe Wanderers 1:0 ✺

01.04.2025 Blackpool - Reading 3:0 ✺

29.03.2025 Reading - Peterborough United 3:1 ✺

15.03.2025 Reading - Stevenage Borough 1:1 ✺

11.03.2025 Reading - Wrexham 2:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	26	17	4	5	45:26	19	55
2	Lincoln	26	14	7	5	42:28	14	49
3	Bradford City	25	13	7	5	35:27	8	46
4	Stockport County	26	13	6	7	37:32	5	45
5	Bolton	27	11	10	6	33:25	8	43
6	Huddersfield	27	11	6	10	46:38	8	39
7	Luton	26	11	6	9	37:32	5	39
8	Stevenage	25	10	8	7	27:23	4	38
9	Wycombe	26	9	9	8	34:29	5	36
10	Mansfield	24	10	5	9	34:28	6	35
11	Reading	25	9	8	8	33:31	2	35
12	Peterborough	26	11	2	13	33:35	-2	35
13	Exeter	25	10	3	12	28:23	5	33
14	Plymouth	26	10	3	13	33:39	-6	33
15	Barnsley	22	9	5	8	35:34	1	32
16	Leyton Orient	26	9	5	12	39:43	-4	32
17	AFC Wimbledon	25	9	4	12	27:34	-7	31
18	Wigan	25	7	9	9	26:28	-2	30
19	Burton	25	8	6	11	26:35	-9	30
20	Blackpool	26	8	5	13	32:39	-7	29
21	Northampton	25	8	5	12	23:30	-7	29
22	Doncaster	25	7	5	13	25:41	-16	26
23	Rotherham	25	6	6	13	24:38	-14	24
24	Port Vale	24	4	6	14	18:34	-16	18

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