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Shrewsbury Town v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 8th Apr, 19:45 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Gareth Ainsworth and Allan Dybczak clash in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Shrewsbury Town face Reading at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Shrewsbury
34%
--
Draw
27%
--
Reading
39%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 1-0
10%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
10%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-0
7%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
2%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
19%
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Reading win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Shrewsbury have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

37 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 23 games, drawn 7 and won 7. Shrewsbury have conceded 62 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 17 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shrewsbury have played 19 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 11 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 30 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 8th place on 59 points in the League One league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Reading have played 18 away games, winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shrewsbury
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
2
Wycombe37201162871 
l
 
1-4A
Apr 1
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Charlton3719991766 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
5
Stockport37181181965 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
7
Bolton3718613460 
l
 
2-3F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-2A
8
Reading Away37161110659 
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
-
-
9
L Orient37175151556 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 26
May 3
d
 
2-2A
11
Blackpool37121510551 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
12
Lincoln37131014849 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
17
Wigan36111015-343 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
l
 
1-4F
l
 
3-1A
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 21
w
 
4-1F
Apr 12
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
21
Burton3781217-1536 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
22
Crawley377921-3230 
May 3
w
 
3-5F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
Apr 5
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
24
Shrewsbury Home377723-2828 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 8
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
Shrewsbury0 - 1Huddersfield
Shrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
Shrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
Shrewsbury2 - 1Wrexham
Shrewsbury1 - 1Northampton
Shrewsbury1 - 0Lincoln
Shrewsbury1 - 4Wycombe
Shrewsbury1 - 2Blackpool
Shrewsbury3 - 2Birmingham
Shrewsbury0 - 2Barnsley
Shrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 2Stockport
Shrewsbury1 - 1Rotherham
Shrewsbury0 - 1Charlton
Shrewsbury3 - 0L Orient
Shrewsbury1 - 4Peterborough
Shrewsbury1 - 3L Orient
Shrewsbury0 - 2Wycombe
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
HShrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
AShrewsbury1 - 3Peterborough
HShrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
HShrewsbury0 - 1Huddersfield
HShrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
AShrewsbury1 - 1Reading
AShrewsbury2 - 1Rotherham
HShrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
AShrewsbury0 - 1Stockport
AShrewsbury0 - 1Charlton
HShrewsbury2 - 1Wrexham
AShrewsbury0 - 1L Orient
AShrewsbury1 - 1Blackpool
HShrewsbury1 - 1Northampton
HShrewsbury1 - 0Lincoln
AShrewsbury2 - 2Wigan
HShrewsbury1 - 4Wycombe
AShrewsbury1 - 4Cambridge
HShrewsbury1 - 2Blackpool
Reading 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crawley1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Huddersfield0 - 0Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
L Orient2 - 0Reading
Charlton0 - 0Reading
Cambridge1 - 3Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Wycombe1 - 1Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Peterborough1 - 2Reading
Stevenage1 - 1Reading
Stockport4 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 2Reading
Rotherham2 - 1Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Wrexham3 - 0Reading
Birmingham1 - 1Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading2 - 0Wrexham
AReading1 - 1Crawley
HReading0 - 0Exeter
AReading2 - 1Wigan
HReading0 - 0Birmingham
HReading2 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 1Shrewsbury
AReading0 - 0Huddersfield
HReading1 - 0Bolton
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading0 - 2L Orient
HReading1 - 3Stockport
AReading0 - 0Charlton
AReading3 - 1Cambridge
HReading2 - 1Mansfield
HReading4 - 1Northampton
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading0 - 3Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Wycombe
HReading3 - 0Cambridge
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Shrewsbury Town of late. It has been 5 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Reading.

Shrewsbury 24th Reading 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Shrewsbury have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Reading’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
SHR
RDG
27%
better
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Games scored20
28
Failed to score17
9
Scored first13
19
Goals scored34
52
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
SHR
RDG
32%
better
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Games conceded34
27
Clean sheets3
10
Conceded first23
14
Goals conceded62
46
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+32%

Shrewsbury v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Shrewsbury League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
338510
M BenningJ MarquisM BenningM Benning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Benning DEF3525
10
-
G Lloyd FWD3552
5
-
A Gilliead MID331
5
-
J Marquis FWD3181
4
1
L Hoole DEF3011
8
-
M Feeney DEF3011
6
-
J Feeney DEF2811
3
-
J Shipley MID2821
3
-
F Ojo MID282
6
-
T Perry MID2521
6
-
A Pierre DEF242
10
-
L. Castledine MID222
4
-
J Blackman GLK18
-
T Nsiala DEF171
3
1
G Nurse DEF14
-
H Biggins MID13
3
-
D Gape MID11
3
-
V Oliver FWD91
1
-
C. Stewart FWD8
3
-
D Wheeler MID5
-
R Dinanga FWD1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371267
T. BindonH KnibbsL WingA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF372
2
-
L Wing MID3756
5
-
C Savage MID3645
5
-
H Knibbs FWD34124
3
-
J Pereira GLK31
2
-
G. Garcia MID311
4
-
M Craig MID302
3
-
C Campbell MID3032
3
-
J Wareham FWD283
2
-
A Mbengue DEF271
7
-
M Camará MID2631
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD2432
4
1
K Abrefa DEF21
1
-
H Dean DEF191
2
-
B Elliott MID1925
4
-
J Dorsett DEF13
-
A. Akande FWD131
-
A. Kanu DEF10
-
T Rushesha MID9
-
L Holzman DEF7
1
1
B Bodin FWD7
-
D Button GLK5
-
A. Ahmed DEF5
1
-
A Yiadom DEF5
1
-
B Tuma FWD4
-
M Stickland DEF2
1
1
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
E. Osho DEF1
-
S. Spencer FWD1
-