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

02/09/2025 at 14:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

The Croud Meadow (Shrewsbury).

EFL Trophy
Referee: Bourne D. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.54	1.28
Ball Possession
58%	42%
Total shots
16	15
Shots on target
5	6
Big Chances
2	5
Corner Kicks
6	3
Passes
72% (283/391)	71% (196/277)
Yellow Cards
2	3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.54	1.28
xG on target (xGOT)
1.23	1.94
Total shots
16	15
Shots on target
5	6
Shots off target
6	4
Blocked Shots
5	5
Shots inside the Box
5	11
Shots outside the Box
11	4
Hit the Woodwork
2	0
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
2	5
Corner Kicks
6	3
Touches in opposition box
14	15
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
11	12
Passes
72% (283/391)	71% (196/277)
Long passes
32% (22/69)	33% (21/64)
Passes in final third
51% (63/123)	55% (52/95)
Crosses
16% (3/19)	21% (3/14)
Expected assists (xA)
0.86	0.57
Throw-ins
28	21
Fouls
13	11
Tackles
50% (9/18)	53% (8/15)
Duels won
61	51
Clearances
30	43
Interceptions
8	14
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
xGOT faced
1.94	1.23
Goals prevented
-1.06	0.23

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
5', 0 - 1, Finnigan R. ⚽,
10', 1 - 1, Ihionvien B. ⚽, Benning M. (A),
27', Finnigan R. 🟨,
32', Comley B. 🟨,
45+2', Farquharson P. ↓, Straw S. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 2)
63', Comley B. ↓, McLloyd O. ↑,
63', Finnigan R. ↓, Okeke J. ↑,
67', Maher R. 🟨,
67', 1 - 2, Adomah A. ⚽,
73', England I. ↓, Perry T. ↑,
73', Ihionvien B. ↓, Marquis J. ↑,
73', Kabia I. ↓, Stewart C. ↑,
75', Boyle W. 🟨,
80', 1 - 3, Okeke J. ⚽, Adomah A. (A),
83', Biggins H. ↓, Gray W. ↑,
84', Nsiala A. ↓, Sang T. ↑,
87', Adomah A. ↓, Wragg C. ↑,
90+1', Gray W. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Shrewsbury Town
32.2%

Draw
26.2%

Walsall
41.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

30.2%

25%

44.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

30%

24.8%

45%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Shrewsbury Town has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2%)

Walsall has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Shrewsbury Town than the current prediction. (-2.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Walsall than the current prediction. (+3.5%)

Shrewsbury Town - Walsall Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.88 ↓ (3.04)	3.49 ↓ (3.67)	2.23 ↑ (2.05)	8.2% (8.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Shrewsbury Town - Walsall?

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Shrewsbury will win (votes: 6 - 50%). Walsall will win (votes: 6 - 50%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Shrewsbury: 21.7% – 78.3%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Walsall (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Shrewsbury won 2.
Shrewsbury has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Walsall's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Walsall may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Walsall will hold a modest advantage in this match.
In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Shrewsbury won 5 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 18:27. (average 0.9:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Shrewsbury won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:9. (average 1.1:0.9).

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

Shrewsbury Town has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

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

Walsall has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

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

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

12.11.2024 Walsall - Shrewsbury Town 3:0

14.11.2023 Shrewsbury Town - Walsall 3:2

Latest results of Shrewsbury Town

30.08.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Accrington Stanley 0:0 ✺

26.08.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Chelsea U21 3:1 ✺

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 ✺

Latest results of Walsall

30.08.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Walsall 0:1 ✺

23.08.2025 Walsall - Salford City 1:0 ✺

19.08.2025 Walsall - Grimsby Town 0:1 ✺

16.08.2025 Barnet - Walsall 1:2 ✺

12.08.2025 Stoke City - Walsall 1:0 ✺

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	Nottingham U21	2	0	0	1	1	3:4	1
4	Barrow	2	0	0	0	2	1:7	0

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	2	0	0	0	2	1:5	0
4	Everton U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	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	Notts Co	2	1	0	0	1	2:4	3
4	Manchester Utd U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:8	0

Group 5

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

Group 6

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

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	Tottenham U21	2	0	0	1	1	6:10	1
4	Cheltenham	2	0	0	0	2	0:3	0

Group 11

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

Group 12

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
2	West Ham U21	2	1	0	0	1	6:4	3
3	Swindon	1	1	0	0	0	3:2	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	2	2	0	0	0	5:2	6
2	Crawley	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Peterborough	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	Aston Villa U21	2	0	0	0	2	4:8	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	Barnet	3	1	1	0	1	5:7	5
2	Luton	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Cambridge Utd	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
4	Brighton U21	1	0	0	1	0	1:1	1