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Salford City v Shrewsbury Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Moor Lane, Salford

Shrewsbury Town pay League Two counterparts Salford City a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Michael Appleton leads his side into an away clash with Karl Robinson & co. at the Moor Lane. In this preview you'll find the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Salford
55%
--
Draw
22%
--
Shrewsbury
24%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Salford 2-1
10%
--
Salford 1-0
8%
--
Salford 2-0
8%
--
Salford 3-1
6%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Salford 3-0
5%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Salford 3-2
4%
--
Salford 4-1
3%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
3%
--
Salford 4-0
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
30%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
39%
--
Salford win to nil
25%
--
Shrewsbury win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Salford have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Salford have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Salford have played 11 games at home winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 21st position in the League Two on 19 points having played 22 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 35 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Salford
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2213451243 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
2
Bromley2212641242 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
3
Swindon221246940 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 17
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
4
MK Dons2211651939 
Mar 28
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
5
Salford221237339 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
6
Notts C2211561138 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
7
Chesterfield221084838 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
8
Cambridge22985635 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
9
Fleetwood22967333 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
10
Colchester22886932 
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
11
Crewe22958532 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
12
Gillingham227105531 
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
d
 
3-3F
May 2
13
Barnet22787329 
Mar 7
w
 
1-3F
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
14
Tranmere22787229 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
15
Oldham226106428 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
16
Grimsby22778328 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
17
Accrington22769-127 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 5
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
18
Cheltenham228311-1427 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
19
Barrow225611-1021 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
20
Crawley224711-1119 
w
 
4-3A
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
21
Shrewsbury224711-1619 
Jan 4
w
 
1-3F
-
-
22
Bristol R225314-2418 
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
Jan 1
Mar 17
23
Harrogate224513-1817 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
24
Newport223514-2014 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Salford 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goal Statistics
Salford 5th Shrewsbury 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Salford will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Salford have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+2
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Salford
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
2
1.2
Attack rating
23%
better
SAL
SHR
view stats
Games scored16
15
Failed to score6
7
Scored first12
5
Goals scored33
21
Avg. goals scored1.5
1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.8
1
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
6%
better
SAL
SHR
view stats
Games conceded18
16
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first9
14
Goals conceded30
37
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Salford League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22647
L GarbuttD UdohD UdohH Mnoga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF2231
4
-
K Cesay MID2233
2
-
A Olowu DEF214
3
-
M. Young GLK201
-
O Turton DEF19
2
-
J Grant MID1912
2
-
K Harris MID1943
5
-
J Austerfield MID1922
1
-
M Butcher MID182
2
-
D Udoh FWD1664
2
-
R Longelo DEF151
3
-
B Woodburn MID1422
3
-
K N'Mai MID1321
5
-
C Stockton FWD1311
-
B Cooper DEF12
2
-
H Mnoga MID11
6
1
O Ashley MID81
3
-
F Borini FWD811
2
-
J Bird FWD8
1
-
T Edwards DEF5
1
-
N Siri FWD5
-
M Rose DEF3
-
K. Malcolm FWD3
-
M Howard GLK2
-
L Ayina DEF1
1
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22358
S ClucasJ MarquisS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Clucas MID2225
1
-
W Boyle DEF2123
7
1
J Marquis FWD213
2
-
L Hoole DEF201
3
-
T Perry MID20
6
-
S Stubbs DEF191
4
-
G Lloyd FWD1931
2
-
T Sang DEF18
5
-
T Anderson DEF171
4
-
I. Kabia FWD1712
4
-
T McDermott MID1611
5
1
A Scully FWD1622
1
-
W. Brook GLK14
1
-
I. England MID121
-
C Aneke FWD111
4
-
J Ruffels DEF91
1
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Newport v Crewe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:30
Bristol R v Barnet
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Chesterfield v Cambridge
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Salford v Fleetwood
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
MK Dons v Notts C
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Tranmere v Barrow
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Accrington v Harrogate
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Crawley v Bromley
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Gillingham v Colchester
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cheltenham v Swindon
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Walsall v Oldham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Fleetwood v Grimsby
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Chesterfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Colchester v MK Dons
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Gillingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Tranmere
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Accrington
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Cheltenham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crawley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Walsall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Salford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cheltenham v Crawley
Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
MK Dons v Chesterfield
Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
Barrow v Bristol R
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Colchester v Accrington
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Newport v Tranmere
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Gillingham
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crewe
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Grimsby
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Swindon
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Oldham
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Salford v Shrewsbury
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Walsall v Fleetwood
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Gillingham v MK Dons
Sat 10th Jan, 12:30
Crewe v Harrogate
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Barrow
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Tranmere v Bromley
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Notts C
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Fleetwood v Cheltenham
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v Colchester
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Accrington v Barnet
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00