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

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Saturday afternoon sees Matthew Sadler’s Walsall and Michael Appleton’s Shrewsbury Town go up against one another in a League Two battle at the Banks's Stadium. All of the important stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Walsall and Shrewsbury will score at least two between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on form stats for each side, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 78%. 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 Walsall are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
57%
4/5-
Draw
23%
23/10-
Shrewsbury
21%
10/3-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Walsall 1-0
11%
11/2-
Walsall 2-1
10%
15/2-
Walsall 2-0
10%
7/1-
Walsall 3-1
6%
14/1-
Walsall 3-0
6%
14/1-
Shrewsbury 1-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
8/1-
Shrewsbury 2-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Walsall 3-2
3%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 2-0
3%
20/1-
Walsall 4-1
3%
33/1-
Walsall 4-0
3%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
21/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
3/4-
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
41%
8/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
5/6-
BTTS - No
46%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8/1-
Home/draw
79%
1/5-
Away/draw
43%
19/20-
Home/away
77%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/1-
Home DNB
73%
1/3-
Away DNB
37%
9/4-
Walsall win to nil
30%
2/1-
Shrewsbury win to nil
10%
6/1-
Walsall / Walsall
29%
15/8-
Walsall / Shrewsbury
2%
33/1-
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Walsall
17%
15/4-
Draw / Shrewsbury
9%
8/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Shrewsbury / Walsall
4%
22/1-
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
11%
13/2-
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 1st 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 2 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 28 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 20th position in the League Two on 17 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 29 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1811251035 
-
-
Feb 28
Dec 13
2
Swindon181044734 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
3
MK Dons189541532 
Feb 23
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
4
Notts C189451031 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
5
Bromley18864630 
w
 
3-1A
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
6
Gillingham19784629 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
d
 
3-3F
May 2
7
Cambridge18855429 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
8
Salford18927-129 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
9
Colchester19775728 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
10
Chesterfield18774328 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Dec 20
Mar 7
11
Crewe18837327 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
12
Grimsby18756726 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Dec 9
Dec 29
13
Fleetwood18756126 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
14
Barnet18675325 
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
15
Tranmere18585323 
w
 
4-2F
Jan 17
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
16
Oldham18585323 
Dec 29
Dec 10
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
17
Accrington18567-121 
Jan 24
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
18
Barrow18558-520 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
19
Crawley18459-817 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
20
Shrewsbury18459-1317 
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
-
21
Bristol R185211-1617 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 10
Jan 1
Mar 17
22
Cheltenham185211-1817 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
Mar 14
Dec 26
23
Harrogate184410-1116 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
24
Newport183312-1512 
Mar 21
w
 
2-4A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Shrewsbury have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Walsall3 - 1Bromley
Walsall0 - 2Colchester
Walsall1 - 2Barrow
Walsall2 - 1Bristol R
Walsall4 - 2Tranmere
Walsall1 - 0Chesterfield
Walsall1 - 0Salford
Walsall0 - 1Grimsby
Walsall2 - 1Swindon
Walsall2 - 1Chesterfield
Walsall0 - 1Accrington
Walsall2 - 2Harrogate
Walsall2 - 3Port Vale
Walsall1 - 1AFC Wim
Walsall1 - 3Grimsby
Walsall0 - 1Swindon
Walsall3 - 1Chesterfield
Walsall1 - 1Gillingham
Walsall2 - 2Salford
Walsall4 - 2MK Dons
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWalsall3 - 1Bromley
AWalsall2 - 0Harrogate
HWalsall0 - 2Colchester
AWalsall4 - 2Newport
AWalsall0 - 1Cheltenham
HWalsall1 - 2Barrow
AWalsall1 - 1Crawley
HWalsall2 - 1Bristol R
AWalsall3 - 1Accrington
HWalsall4 - 2Tranmere
AWalsall1 - 1Fleetwood
HWalsall1 - 0Chesterfield
AWalsall1 - 0MK Dons
HWalsall1 - 0Salford
HWalsall0 - 1Grimsby
AWalsall2 - 1Barnet
AWalsall0 - 1Gillingham
HWalsall2 - 1Swindon
AWalsall0 - 1AFC Wim
HWalsall2 - 1Chesterfield
Shrewsbury 20TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fleetwood3 - 1Shrewsbury
Crewe3 - 1Shrewsbury
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
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AShrewsbury1 - 2Swindon
AShrewsbury1 - 4Notts C
HShrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
AShrewsbury0 - 4Tranmere
HShrewsbury0 - 0Bromley
HShrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
AShrewsbury2 - 1Barnsley
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Walsall have not lost to Shrewsbury in 7 consecutive home league meetings
5
Shrewsbury have not lost to Walsall in 5 consecutive league meetings
3
Shrewsbury have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Walsall
League games at Walsall since 2006
Walsall
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
WLS
5
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall3 - 2
Walsall2 - 1
Walsall1 - 0
Walsall3 - 1
Walsall1 - 0
League games at Shrewsbury since 2006
Shrewsbury
Walsall
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
WLS
2
D
3
SHR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
Draw0 - 0Draw
Shrewsbury2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Walsall
0 - 1Walsall
Shrewsbury1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Walsall 1st Shrewsbury 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Walsall’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.8
1
Attack rating
26%
better
WLS
SHR
view stats
Games scored14
12
Failed to score4
6
Scored first8
5
Goals scored28
18
Avg. goals scored1.6
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
11%
better
WLS
SHR
view stats
Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded18
31
Avg. goals conceded1
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against13%
20%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18723
M RobertsD KanuA AdomahC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts GLK18
1
-
A Flint DEF181
2
-
A Adomah FWD1822
1
-
C Barrett DEF1732
3
-
C Lakin MID1711
1
1
E Weir DEF1631
2
-
L Warrington MID16
3
-
A Pressley FWD1641
1
-
R Finnigan MID1532
1
-
D Kanu FWD147
-
B Comley MID13
2
1
V Harper MID121
3
-
J Matt FWD121
1
-
P Farquharson DEF1011
-
J Jellis MID101
1
-
H Burke DEF91
-
R Browne DEF911
-
M Hancock DEF41
-
R Richards MID31
-
J. Hollman MID3
-
D. Cox DEF2
1
-
F. Okeke DEF1
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18347
S StubbsG LloydS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Stubbs DEF181
3
-
W Boyle DEF1822
6
1
S Clucas MID1824
1
-
J Marquis FWD171
2
-
L Hoole DEF161
3
-
T Sang DEF16
5
-
T Perry MID16
4
-
G Lloyd FWD153
2
-
T Anderson DEF13
3
-
I. Kabia FWD1312
3
-
A Scully FWD1322
1
-
T McDermott MID1211
3
1
W. Brook GLK10
1
-
I. England MID101
-
C Aneke FWD91
3
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
J Ruffels DEF61
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF2
1
-