Walsall vs Shrewsbury Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Walsall play Shrewsbury Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 13 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Walsall: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Shrewsbury Town: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Walsall scores 1.22 and concedes 1.22 goals per match. Shrewsbury Town scores 0.91 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Walsall 52%, Shrewsbury Town 43%. Over 2.5: Walsall 48%, Shrewsbury Town 46%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Walsall has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.24. Walsall: 11.3 shots per match, Shrewsbury Town: 11.5.

Match halves

Walsall: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67. Shrewsbury Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

Walsall: 61-75 (16 goals). Shrewsbury Town: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
WalsallShrewsbury Town
11Shots11
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4Shots on target4
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1.33xG1.26
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5Corners5
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49Dangerous attacks39
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9Fouls14
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1Cards4
WalsallShrewsbury Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

WalsallShrewsbury Town
1.22Goals scored / match0.91
WalsallShrewsbury Town
1.22Goals conceded / match1.5
WalsallShrewsbury Town
41%Average possession44%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
3.85Shots on target / match3.13
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.33Shots per match11.46
WalsallShrewsbury Town
3.85Shots on target3.13
WalsallShrewsbury Town
10.7%Shot conversion8%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
41%Possession44%
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1.32xG for1.24
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1.34xG against1.38
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Shooting quality

Walsall: BalancedShrewsbury Town: Balanced
WalsallShrewsbury Town
Accuracy (shots on target)34%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shrewsbury Town is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Walsall · 1 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Walsall
LLWLL
Season result split
39% W24% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-11-17
1.41 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-5-10
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Shrewsbury Town
LWDDL
Season result split
28% W22% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-23
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-15
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Walsall is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Walsall · 0.91 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Walsall is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.22 goals / match - Walsall · 1.5 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Walsall scoring profile: strong

Walsall scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Shrewsbury Town keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Shrewsbury Town scoring profile: strong

Shrewsbury Town scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

56Goals scored (season)42
WalsallShrewsbury Town
56Goals conceded (season)69
WalsallShrewsbury Town
2.43Average goals in match2.41
WalsallShrewsbury Town
5Goals scored (last 5)4
WalsallShrewsbury Town
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

67%1 goal61%
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35%2 goals22%
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15%3 goals9%
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4%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal72%
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37%2 goals46%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
7%3 goals22%
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2%4 goals9%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
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2%BTTS in both halves2%
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24%Scored in both halves7%
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BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
60%BTTS - last 540%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time52%
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20%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
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2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Walsall is 49% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Walsall · 0.93 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Walsall - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing
Shrewsbury Town - half-time state
11% leading61% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)0.93
WalsallShrewsbury Town
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.37
WalsallShrewsbury Town
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
WalsallShrewsbury Town
1.02Average goals (1st half)1
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59%Clean sheet before half-time54%
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59%No goal before half-time74%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.13
WalsallShrewsbury Town
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
WalsallShrewsbury Town
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
WalsallShrewsbury Town
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.41
WalsallShrewsbury Town
48%Clean sheet after half-time43%
WalsallShrewsbury Town
50%No goal after half-time59%
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Walsall - second-half results

26% W39% R35% P
64
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shrewsbury Town - second-half results

28% W28% R43% P
43
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding255%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Walsall - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.42.0
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Shrewsbury Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
7
7
16-30
13
12
31-45
5
8
46-60
16
13
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (16 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Shrewsbury Town
ScoredConceded
6
11
0-15
4
7
16-30
7
11
31-45
10
8
46-60
5
13
61-75
10
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Shrewsbury Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

WalsallLigaShrewsbury Town
Average goals in match 2.432.57 2.41
Both teams scored 52%52% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%48% 46%
Clean sheets 24%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 70%67% 52%
Goal after half-time 74%78% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Walsall 1 - 0 - 0 Shrewsbury Town. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Walsall vs Shrewsbury Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Walsall 1:1 Shrewsbury Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Walsall vs Shrewsbury Town?

Walsall score 1.22 goals per game on average and Shrewsbury Town 0.91. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Walsall's matches and 43% of Shrewsbury Town's.

What form are Walsall and Shrewsbury Town in?

Over the last 5 games Walsall have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Shrewsbury Town 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Walsall vs Shrewsbury Town?

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