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

Sat 31st Jan, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Michael Appleton welcomes Dean Brennan to the Montgomery Waters Meadow on Saturday afternoon, as their Shrewsbury Town and Barnet teams meet in the League Two. Statistics drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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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
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Shrewsbury
28%
--
Draw
30%
--
Barnet
42%
--
Barnet 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
11%
--
Barnet 2-0
9%
--
Barnet 2-1
8%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
6%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Barnet 3-0
3%
--
Barnet 3-1
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
2%
--
Barnet 3-2
1%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
42%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
42%
--
BTTS - No
58%
--
BTTS - Home Win
10%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
72%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
63%
--
Shrewsbury win to nil
18%
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Barnet win to nil
28%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Shrewsbury have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Shrewsbury have conceded 36 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shrewsbury have played 13 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Barnet lay in 13th place on 35 points in the League Two league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barnet have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Barnet have played 13 away games, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shrewsbury
Barnet
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2615741752 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
2
Swindon2514471246 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
Feb 17
w
 
0-2F
3
Walsall2514471146 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
4
Salford251447546 
l
 
1-3A
-
l
 
1-3A
Mar 7
5
MK Dons2612862044 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
6
Cambridge2512851044 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
7
Notts C2512671142 
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
8
Chesterfield2610115741 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
9
Colchester2510961139 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
10
Crewe261169839 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
-
w
 
1-2A
11
Grimsby251078637 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
12
Oldham258116635 
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
d
 
1-1F
13
Barnet25988535 
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
-
-
14
Gillingham258116435 
d
 
3-3F
May 2
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
15
Fleetwood25979134 
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 6
16
Accrington259610-133 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
w
 
2-0F
-
17
Tranmere268810-232 
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
Jan 27
w
 
0-2F
18
Cheltenham269314-1730 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
19
Barrow256613-1124 
-
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
d
 
2-2A
20
Shrewsbury255713-1922 
-
-
l
 
1-3F
Jan 31
21
Bristol R256316-2421 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 17
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
22
Crawley264715-1819 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1F
Mar 17
23
Harrogate264616-2218 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
May 2
24
Newport254516-2017 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury1 - 0Harrogate
Shrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Chesterfield
Shrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
Shrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
Shrewsbury1 - 0Newport
Shrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
Shrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
Shrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
Shrewsbury1 - 3Salford
Shrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
Shrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bromley
Shrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
Shrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Shrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
Shrewsbury0 - 2Burton
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShrewsbury1 - 0Harrogate
HShrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
AShrewsbury0 - 1Grimsby
AShrewsbury1 - 3Cheltenham
HShrewsbury0 - 1Chesterfield
AShrewsbury1 - 1Walsall
HShrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
HShrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
AShrewsbury1 - 3Fleetwood
HShrewsbury1 - 0Newport
AShrewsbury1 - 3Crewe
AShrewsbury2 - 2Oldham
HShrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
HShrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
AShrewsbury0 - 0Barrow
HShrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
AShrewsbury0 - 2Harrogate
HShrewsbury1 - 3Salford
AShrewsbury3 - 1Barnet
HShrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
Barnet 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 0Barnet
Bristol R0 - 2Barnet
Newport0 - 0Barnet
Chesterfield3 - 1Barnet
Gillingham1 - 1Barnet
Cambridge0 - 0Barnet
Barrow2 - 2Barnet
Tranmere0 - 2Barnet
Oldham1 - 1Barnet
Crewe1 - 2Barnet
Cheltenham0 - 1Barnet
Swindon0 - 2Barnet
Bromley2 - 0Barnet
Morecambe0 - 1Barnet
Grimsby2 - 2Barnet
Stevenage4 - 1Barnet
Luton2 - 0Barnet
Coventry1 - 0Barnet
Colchester0 - 1Barnet
Yeovil2 - 0Barnet
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnet0 - 1Grimsby
HBarnet2 - 1Crawley
ABarnet2 - 0Bristol R
ABarnet0 - 0Newport
HBarnet1 - 3Salford
ABarnet1 - 3Chesterfield
HBarnet4 - 0Bristol R
HBarnet1 - 1Harrogate
ABarnet1 - 1Gillingham
ABarnet0 - 0Cambridge
HBarnet2 - 2MK Dons
ABarnet2 - 2Barrow
HBarnet0 - 1Notts C
ABarnet2 - 0Tranmere
HBarnet2 - 0Accrington
ABarnet1 - 1Oldham
HBarnet3 - 0Grimsby
ABarnet2 - 1Crewe
HBarnet1 - 3Shrewsbury
HBarnet1 - 1Colchester
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Shrewsbury have beaten Barnet in 3 consecutive league meetings
9
Shrewsbury have not lost to Barnet in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shrewsbury since 2005
Shrewsbury
Barnet
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
SHR
4
D
2
BAT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury3 - 2
Shrewsbury2 - 1
Shrewsbury2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Shrewsbury1 - 0
0 - 1Barnet
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Barnet since 2006
Barnet
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
10
9
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
SHR
2
D
4
BAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnet
1 - 3Shrewsbury
1 - 2Shrewsbury
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Barnet4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Barnet1 - 0
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dreadful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Shrewsbury Town fans, as should a 6 League Two games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Shrewsbury 21st Barnet 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Shrewsbury scoring 1 goal or less
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Barnet will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-47
Shrewsbury have scored 47% fewer goals at home than predicted
-22
Barnet have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Barnet
0.9
1.2
Attack rating
SHR
BAT
25%
better
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Games scored16
19
Failed to score9
6
Scored first6
13
Goals scored22
32
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for11
12
Avg. XG for1
1.7
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
SHR
BAT
22%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
16
Clean sheets7
9
Conceded first16
10
Goals conceded41
27
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25359
S ClucasJ MarquisS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Clucas MID2525
2
-
W Boyle DEF2423
8
1
J Marquis FWD243
4
-
L Hoole DEF231
3
-
T Perry MID231
7
-
G Lloyd FWD2231
2
-
I. Kabia FWD2012
4
-
T Sang DEF19
5
-
S Stubbs DEF191
4
-
T Anderson DEF191
4
-
T McDermott MID1911
6
1
A Scully FWD1822
1
-
W. Brook GLK17
1
-
I. England MID131
1
-
C Aneke FWD131
4
-
J Ruffels DEF1111
1
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF3
1
-
Barnet League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25535
D CollingeA SeniorI KanuN Ofoborh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Senior DEF2552
2
-
D Collinge DEF2512
3
-
R Glover FWD2531
1
-
I Kanu FWD253
4
-
O Hawkins FWD243
3
-
N Ofoborh MID2332
4
1
C Slicker GLK22
2
1
M Shelton MID2253
5
-
N Tavares DEF21
-
C Stead FWD214
1
-
L Ndlovu FWD2032
2
-
K Smith DEF173
1
-
A Hartigan MID152
2
-
B. Winterburn MID12
1
-
B Assombalonga FWD101
-
R Galvin DEF9
-
D Adeniran MID91
1
-
E Osadebe MID91
1
1
R Browne FWD7
-
O Kensdale  DEF6
1
-
R Crichlow DEF5
3
-
J Kizzi DEF521
1
J Hugill FWD5
-
O Evans GLK3
-
R. Stutter FWD1
-