EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Montgomery Waters Meadow

Shrewsbury
0 - 2
Bolton

Hoole (62'), Pierre (70')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Osei-Tutu (52'), Charles (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Shrewsbury Town

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-0 Shrewsbury
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Bolton Wanderers

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Charlton 2-0 Bolton
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 55.84%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 21.46%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-2 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (5.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Shrewsbury Town	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
21.46% ( 0.01)	22.7% ( -0.04)	55.84% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 54.88% (

0.15)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.4% (

0.2)

44.6% (

-0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.03% (

0.19)

66.97% (

-0.19)

Shrewsbury Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.19% (

0.12)

34.81% (

-0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.46% (

0.13)

71.54% (

-0.13)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.19% (

0.08)

15.81% (

-0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.03% (

0.15)

44.97% (

-0.15)

Score Analysis

Shrewsbury Town 21.46%

Bolton Wanderers 55.84%

Draw 22.7%

Shrewsbury Town	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
1-0 @ 5.81% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 5.65% ( 0) 2-0 @ 3.06% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 1.99% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 1.08% ( 0) Other @ 2.03% Total : 21.46%	1-1 @ 10.71% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 5.5% ( -0.05) 2-2 @ 5.21% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.13% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.15% Total : 22.7%	0-1 @ 10.15% ( -0.06) 1-2 @ 9.88% ( 0) 0-2 @ 9.36% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 6.07% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 5.76% ( -0) 2-3 @ 3.21% ( 0.02) 1-4 @ 2.8% ( 0.02) 0-4 @ 2.65% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.48% ( 0.01) 1-5 @ 1.03% ( 0.01) 0-5 @ 0.98% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.47% Total : 55.84%