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Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 12:30 BST, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

Lee Bell welcomes Michael Appleton to the Alexandra Stadium on Saturday lunch time, as their Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town troops do battle in the League Two. We provide predictions based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across 17 of the main betting markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Crewe and Shrewsbury will score a minimum of a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 76%. The bookies have it priced at 1.33.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Crewe
51%
19/20-
Draw
24%
11/5-
Shrewsbury
25%
16/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Crewe 1-0
11%
11/2-
Crewe 2-1
10%
8/1-
Crewe 2-0
9%
15/2-
Shrewsbury 1-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
15/2-
Shrewsbury 2-1
6%
14/1-
Crewe 3-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Crewe 3-0
5%
16/1-
Shrewsbury 2-0
4%
20/1-
Crewe 3-2
3%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
33/1-
Crewe 4-1
2%
33/1-
Crewe 4-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
7/10-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
43%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
4%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
54%
5/6-
BTTS - No
46%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
8/1-
Home/draw
75%
2/9-
Away/draw
49%
4/5-
Home/away
76%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
15/2-
Home DNB
68%
4/11-
Away DNB
42%
2/1-
Crewe win to nil
27%
9/4-
Shrewsbury win to nil
13%
6/1-
Crewe / Crewe
27%
21/10-
Crewe / Shrewsbury
2%
33/1-
Crewe / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Crewe
18%
15/4-
Draw / Shrewsbury
10%
15/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Shrewsbury / Crewe
4%
22/1-
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
12%
6/1-
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Crewe have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Crewe have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Crewe have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 21st position in the League Two on 13 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Shrewsbury have conceded 22 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Crewe
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall14824626 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Feb 28
Dec 13
2
Swindon14824526 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
3
Salford14815225 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
4
MK Dons147341224 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
5
Notts C147341024 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 24
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
6
Grimsby14734924 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 11
Dec 9
Dec 29
7
Chesterfield14653323 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Dec 20
Mar 7
8
Gillingham14644522 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Nov 29
May 2
9
Crewe14716222 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
10
Fleetwood14644122 
Feb 17
w
 
1-4F
Apr 25
Nov 22
11
Bromley14563321 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
12
Barnet14635321 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
13
Cambridge14635121 
May 2
Nov 29
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
14
Colchester14464318 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
15
Barrow14536-218 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
16
Bristol R14527-1117 
Dec 19
Mar 7
Jan 1
Mar 17
17
Oldham14374016 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
18
Tranmere13364215 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
19
Harrogate14428-814 
Jan 10
w
 
1-2A
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
20
Cheltenham14428-1514 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Mar 14
Dec 26
21
Shrewsbury14347-1013 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
22
Accrington13337-412 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
23
Crawley14338-812 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
24
Newport14329-911 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Nov 15
Mar 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Crewe 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crewe3 - 2Grimsby
Crewe0 - 1Bromley
Crewe2 - 1Notts C
Crewe1 - 2Barnet
Crewe0 - 3Swindon
Crewe1 - 0Crawley
Crewe2 - 0Accrington
Crewe0 - 1Walsall
Crewe0 - 1MK Dons
Crewe2 - 3Cheltenham
Crewe2 - 0Grimsby
Crewe0 - 1Port Vale
Crewe1 - 1Doncaster
Crewe1 - 4Fleetwood
Crewe3 - 0Barrow
Crewe0 - 3Newport
Crewe1 - 1AFC Wim
Crewe0 - 1Accrington
Crewe4 - 1Bromley
Crewe3 - 2Carlisle
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCrewe3 - 2Grimsby
ACrewe1 - 3MK Dons
HCrewe0 - 1Bromley
ACrewe2 - 1Harrogate
HCrewe2 - 1Notts C
ACrewe0 - 1Barrow
HCrewe1 - 2Barnet
ACrewe1 - 1Colchester
HCrewe0 - 3Swindon
ACrewe0 - 1Gillingham
ACrewe4 - 1Fleetwood
HCrewe1 - 0Crawley
HCrewe2 - 0Accrington
ACrewe3 - 1Salford
HCrewe0 - 1Walsall
ACrewe0 - 2Tranmere
HCrewe0 - 1MK Dons
ACrewe0 - 0Colchester
HCrewe2 - 3Cheltenham
ACrewe0 - 2Bradford
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oldham2 - 2Shrewsbury
Barrow0 - 0Shrewsbury
Harrogate2 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnet1 - 3Shrewsbury
Swindon2 - 1Shrewsbury
Notts C4 - 1Shrewsbury
Tranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Northampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
Wycombe0 - 0Shrewsbury
Birmingham4 - 1Shrewsbury
Exeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
Peterborough3 - 1Shrewsbury
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
Rotherham1 - 2Shrewsbury
Stockport1 - 0Shrewsbury
Charlton1 - 0Shrewsbury
L Orient1 - 0Shrewsbury
Blackpool1 - 1Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShrewsbury2 - 2Oldham
HShrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
HShrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
AShrewsbury0 - 0Barrow
HShrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
AShrewsbury0 - 2Harrogate
HShrewsbury1 - 3Salford
AShrewsbury3 - 1Barnet
HShrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
AShrewsbury1 - 2Swindon
AShrewsbury1 - 4Notts C
HShrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
AShrewsbury0 - 4Tranmere
HShrewsbury0 - 0Bromley
HShrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
AShrewsbury2 - 1Barnsley
AShrewsbury1 - 4Northampton
HShrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
AShrewsbury1 - 1Lincoln
HShrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Crewe since 2010
Crewe
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
8
12
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
CRE
1
D
4
SHR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Crewe
Draw0 - 0Draw
Crewe3 - 2
1 - 2Shrewsbury
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Shrewsbury
0 - 3Shrewsbury
League games at Shrewsbury since 2009
Shrewsbury
Crewe
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
CRE
4
D
1
SHR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Crewe
0 - 1Crewe
1 - 3Crewe
Shrewsbury1 - 0
Shrewsbury2 - 0
0 - 1Crewe
Shrewsbury2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Crewe 9th Shrewsbury 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Crewe will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Crewe have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Crewe
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
33%
better
CRE
SHR
view stats
Games scored10
8
Failed to score4
6
Scored first7
3
Goals scored20
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for18
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
CRE
SHR
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
9
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded18
22
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
20%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+1%

Crewe v Shrewsbury League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Crewe League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14355
T BoothE TezgelJ MarchR Hutchinson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Booth GLK14
1
-
L Billington DEF14
1
-
M Demetriou DEF141
2
-
T O'Reilly MID1423
3
-
M Sanders MID1412
2
-
E Tezgel FWD143
1
-
R Hutchinson DEF1331
5
-
J Connolly DEF13
3
-
O Lunt MID122
3
-
J March FWD1235
-
C. Agius FWD1221
-
J Golding DEF10
1
-
C Thomas MID102
1
-
C Finney DEF9
-
L Moult  FWD91
-
M Holicek MID7
1
-
J Lankester MID61
-
J Powell MID51
1
-
J Mingi DEF3
-
D Rankine FWD3
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14235
S StubbsW BoyleS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Stubbs DEF141
1
-
W Boyle DEF1421
4
1
S Clucas MID1423
1
-
T Perry MID14
4
-
T Sang DEF13
4
-
G Lloyd FWD131
2
-
J Marquis FWD131
2
-
L Hoole DEF12
2
-
T Anderson DEF9
2
-
T McDermott MID911
2
1
I. England MID91
-
I. Kabia FWD91
2
-
A Scully FWD91
1
-
W. Brook GLK6
1
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
C Aneke FWD61
2
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
J Ruffels DEF2
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-