We said: Lincoln City 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Although Appleton is returning to a former club, he may be more focused on planning for next season at this stage, assuming that he stays at Shrewsbury. Nevertheless, Lincoln should come through this contest in relatively comfortable fashion as they bid to return to the top 10.
Read more.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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 69.26%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 10.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.89%) and 3-0 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.19%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 0-1 (4.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.