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

Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

Saturday lunch time at the Alexandra Stadium, and it’s a League Two clash between Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town. Lee Bell and Michael Appleton going all-out to guide their side to victory. All of the key statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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The last English League Two meeting between Crewe and Shrewsbury was on Saturday 8th November 2025
English League Two
November 8th 2025
Crewe 3
1 Shrewsbury
 
O. Lunt 21'29' J. Ruffles
T. O'Reilly 56'
O. Bogle 90'
 
CRE
SHR
Shots On
6
2
Shots Off
9
7
Corners
7
4
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
6
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
CreweShrewsbury
 
T. Booth
L. Billington
M. Demetriou
M. Sanders
C. Thomas
C. Finney (R. Hutchinson 32')
J. Connolly
O. Luntfootball icon
T. O'Reillyfootball icon (M. Holíček 74')
C. Agius (O. Bogle 87')
E. Tezgel
W. Brook
L. Hoole
W. Boyle
T. Sang
football iconJ. Ruffles
(T. Anderson 64') S. Stubbs
S. Clucas
(J. Marquis 63') T. Perry
G. Lloyd
(C. Aneke 78') I. Kabia
(T. McDermott 78') A. Scully

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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.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Crewe are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Crewe
50%
2.15
5%
1.01
Draw
25%
3.10
3%
17.00
Shrewsbury
26%
3.60
5%
126.00
Draw 1-1
12%
6.002.90
Crewe 1-0
11%
6.505.75
Crewe 2-1
10%
9.501.25
Crewe 2-0
9%
9.50
6%
6.00
Shrewsbury 1-0
7%
9.50
9%
6.50
Draw 0-0
7%
7.50
12%
5.50
Shrewsbury 2-1
6%
13.005.00
Draw 2-2
5%
15.006.50
Crewe 3-1
5%
19.00
12%
7.50
Crewe 3-0
5%
19.0011.00
Shrewsbury 2-0
4%
17.00
10%
12.00
Crewe 3-2
3%
34.00
17%
29.00
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
34.0013.00
Crewe 4-1
2%
41.00
21%
41.00
Crewe 4-0
2%
41.00
21%
23.00
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
2.25
7%
1.36
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1.62
5%
3.00
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.80
4%
1.95
Away 1st Goal
43%
2.382.40
No 1st Goal
4%
7.50
12%
5.50
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.91
4%
1.48
BTTS - No
47%
1.80
2%
2.50
BTTS - Home Win
23%
5.00
10%
1.10
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.336.50
BTTS - Away Win
13%
8.00
6%
34.00
Home/draw
74%
1.291.00
Away/draw
50%
1.67
4%
15.00
Home/away
75%
1.361.01
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1.36
2%
1.11
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3.00
8%
5.75
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
4.00
7%
9.50
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1.22
2%
1.04
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
9.00
13%
67.00
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.07
1%
1.00
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
19.00
12%
61.00
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.02
1%
1.00
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.08
1%
1.12
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
7.50
12%
5.50
Home DNB
67%
1.50
3%
1.50
Away DNB
43%
2.50
8%
2.40
Crewe win to nil
27%
3.50-
Shrewsbury win to nil
13%
6.00
7%
-
Crewe / Crewe
24%
3.50
5%
10.00
Crewe / Shrewsbury
3%
34.0041.00
Crewe / Draw
6%
13.0021.00
Draw / Crewe
16%
5.00
5%
3.50
Draw / Shrewsbury
11%
7.50
6%
3.60
Draw / Draw
18%
4.75
5%
2.70
Shrewsbury / Crewe
3%
26.00
13%
34.00
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
14%
6.00
7%
11.00
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
15.0023.00
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 22nd 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

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Shrewsbury have conceded 22 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 4 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
Crewe15816425 
-
-
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
4
Salford14815225 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
5
MK Dons147341224 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
6
Notts C147341024 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 24
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
7
Grimsby14734924 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 11
Dec 9
Dec 29
8
Bromley15663524 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
9
Chesterfield14653323 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Dec 20
Mar 7
10
Gillingham14644522 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Nov 29
May 2
11
Fleetwood14644122 
Feb 17
w
 
1-4F
Apr 25
Nov 22
12
Barnet14635321 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
13
Cambridge14635121 
May 2
Nov 29
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
14
Colchester15465118 
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
Tranmere14374216 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
18
Oldham14374016 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
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
Accrington14347-413 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
22
Shrewsbury15348-1213 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 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
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
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
Shrewsbury 22ND
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
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
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
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
Goal Statistics
Crewe 9th Shrewsbury 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Crewe will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% 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
1.6
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 for1.4
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
14335
T BoothE TezgelT O'ReillyR Hutchinson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Booth GLK14
1
-
L Billington DEF14
1
-
J Connolly DEF13
3
-
M Demetriou DEF141
2
-
C Finney DEF9
-
C Thomas MID102
1
-
M Sanders MID1412
2
-
T O'Reilly MID1423
3
-
O Lunt MID122
3
-
C. Agius MID1221
-
E Tezgel FWD143
1
-
Subs
S Waller GLK
-
R Hutchinson DEF1331
5
-
J Mingi MID3
-
D Rankine MID3
-
M Holicek MID7
1
-
O Bogle FWD
-
L Moult  FWD91
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14235
S StubbsW BoyleS ClucasW Boyle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W. Brook GLK6
1
-
L Hoole DEF12
2
-
S Stubbs DEF141
1
-
W Boyle DEF1421
4
1
I. Kabia MID91
2
-
T Perry MID14
4
-
S Clucas MID1423
1
-
J Ruffels MID2
-
T Sang FWD13
4
-
G Lloyd FWD131
2
-
A Scully FWD
-
Subs
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-
T Anderson DEF9
2
-
I. England DEF91
-
T McDermott MID911
2
1
C Aneke FWD61
2
-
J Marquis FWD131
2
-