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Shrewsbury 1-0 Salford City: result and stats, League Two
Matchday 3
FT
ShrewsburyLine ups
6.85corners1yellow cards0red cards
Line ups6.43corners0yellow cards0red cards
IS
RefereeSearle
7.0Brook
7.0Ruffels
8.3Boyle
6.9Anderson
6.6Berkoe
6.7Gray
6.6Sang
6.9Hoole
6.5Fletcher
6.5Turner-Cooke
6.3Davison
6.4Norris
6.6Garbutt
6.6Aimson
6.7Oluwo
6.3Awe
6.2Powell
6.4Sarpong-Wiredu
6.4Bonds
6.3Molyneux
6.5Udoh
6.4Langstaff
Assistant
Sean Parrish
AssistantSean Parrish
Sean ParrishSubstitutions
- 69'Jay Turner-Cooke76.5Joseph Gbodé
276.5 - 84'Josh Davison136.3George Lloyd
96.7
Unused
- TA246.4Taylor Allen
- KC216.2Kallum Cesay
- RG196.2Ryan Graydon
- JG86.6Jorge Grant
- KN106.3Kelly N'Mai
- SL12Sam Long
- AO14Abraham Odoh
Player of the match
William Sam Douglas Boyle
Defender · Shrewsbury
8.3
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes17
Pass accuracy65%
Defending
Tackles2
Blocks2
Duels won9 · 69%
Fouls won/made1 / 2
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap oneBrook
Shrewsbury
0
Saves
0
Conceded
n/a
Save %
0.00
Prevented
Best save: Langstaff 45'
Middle right · 1.4 m high · 17 m out · 78° angle
Norris
Salford City
1
Saves
1
Conceded
50%
Save %
-0.12
Prevented
Best save: Hoole 6'
Top centre · 1.8 m high · 9 m out · 33° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will BrookG | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 9/30 | 6/27 |
| Will NorrisG | 1 | 1 | 0,88 | -0,12 | 21/38 | 3/20 |
xG race
22 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Shrewsbury0,87 xG · 1 scoredSalford City0,77 xG · 0 scoredHow those chances were made
Shrewsbury18
Salford City25
Shot map
9 v 13Shrewsbury shoot right, Salford City left. Bigger dot = better chance.
SHRShrewsburySCSalford Citygoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
11 on target · 1 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
ShrewsburySalford Citygoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Boyle's 74' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,23 xG, scored.
Every shot on its minute, Shrewsbury above and Salford City below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Shrewsbury9 shots · 0,87 xGSalford City13 shots · 0,77 xGWilliam Boyle
Shrewsbury
74'0,23 xGGoal
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Shrewsbury30% open play70% set piece
Salford City75% open play25% set piece
Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
Momentum
25 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Shrewsbury27% pressureSalford City73% pressureMatch replay
91'1-0100%Draw 0%0%
0.87xG0.77
9Shots13
7On target4
Momentum
90' Saved Will Aimson 0.05 xG · Regular play · HeaderAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
ShrewsburyDefensive line 35%Salford CityDefensive line 33%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
ShrewsburyUntil 69'Most-connected pair: Sang and Berkoe, 13 passes between them.
Salford CityUntil 61'Most-connected pair: Oluwo and Aimson, 22 passes between them.
Tactical battle
43control57M
Macaulay Langstaff
6 touches in box
In possession
38,6%Field tilt61,4%
9Passes into box15
20Progressive passes33
7Carries into final third12
6Chances created6
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
10,73Press intensity (PPDA)6,63
15High turnovers9
23Regains within 5s9
18,5sBall recovery time16,3s
17Interceptions19
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
65Carries157
812mCarry distance1686m
3Progressive carries13
281mProgressive carry distance843m
1Carries into the box4
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
2Take-ons won4
10Take-ons attempted12
399mProgressive pass distance516m
0Through balls1
3Switches of play3
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
0,84Expected threat (xT)0,89
1,39Action value (VAEP)0,42
18Shot-creating actions25
2Goal-creating actions0
0,52Expected assisted goals0,30
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
2,8Passes per attack3,5
9,8sAttack duration9,8s
2,15 m/sAttack directness2,80 m/s
0Build-up attacks6
0Direct attacks12
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most.
William BoyleGoal74'- Score
- 0–0→1–0
- Shrewsbury win chance
- 13%→89%
- xG of the shot
- 0.23
Live statsPossession & Passing
38%Possession62%
296Total passes492
65%Pass accuracy83%
5Corners3
Attack
9Shots13
2On target1
2Off target9
5Blocked shots3
Box & Quality
9Shots in box8
0Shots out box5
0.9xG0.8
Defense & Discipline
0Goalkeeper saves1
1Offsides3
13Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,57xG0,34
6Shots6
1On target1
1Big chances1
12Touches in box8
45%Possession55%
2Corners0
Second half
0,30xG0,43
3Shots7
1On target0
1Big chances1
11Touches in box21
30%Possession70%
3Corners3
More match stats
Attack
23Touches in box29
70Final third entries61
2Big chances2
0,00xG on target0,00
1Big chances missed2
Passing
7/22 (32%)Crosses4/29 (14%)
19/67 (28%)Long balls15/47 (32%)
23Throw-ins19
11Free kicks13
16Goal kicks9
Duels
50Total50
34/68 (50%)Ground34/68 (50%)
27/55 (49%)Aerial28/55 (51%)
2/10 (20%)Dribbles4/12 (33%)
11Dispossessed13
Defending
35Recoveries34
11Interceptions5
21Tackles19
52%Tackles won47%
33Clearances26
1Big chances scored0
3Fouled in final third3
7,44Average rating6,90
Match summary
Shrewsbury beat Salford City 1-0 at New Meadow in the League Two. It was goalless at half-time. W. Boyle scored the only goal in the 74th minute. In their last 7 meetings, Shrewsbury have won 4, Salford City 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 37%SHR31%
X32%
SC37%
→ Double chance: Salford City or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor50%Attack50%
44%Defence56%
42%Goal model (Poisson)58%
60%Head-to-head40%
53%Goals47%
50%Overall50%
Last 2 matches
Scored 1, conceded 5
Last 2 matches
Scored 1, conceded 4
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 14 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
71%1+ goal86%
36%2+ goals57%
14%3+ goals21%
They concede
79%1+ goal71%
57%2+ goals21%
21%3+ goals14%
Heaviest results
best 2-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)
best 4-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)
Venue spotlight
New Meadow
Shrewsbury
Head-to-headLast 7 meetings
3ShrewsburyWins3 wins
2Draws
Draws2
2Salford City
Wins2 wins
- 29 Aug 2026Shrewsbury1 - 0Salford CityLeague Two
- 8 Aug 2026Salford City1 - 1ShrewsburyLeague Cup
- 24 Feb 2026Salford City1 - 2ShrewsburyLeague Two
- 13 Sept 2025Shrewsbury1 - 3Salford CityLeague Two
- 2 Nov 2024Salford City2 - 1ShrewsburyFA Cup
- 21 Nov 2018Salford City1 - 3ShrewsburyFA Cup
Show 1 earlier meetingHide earlier meetings
- 11 Nov 2018Shrewsbury1 - 1Salford CityFA Cup
