The Robins still have plenty of room for improvement defensively, while the Shrews do not have a ton of quality in attack, but should have their share of opportunities to score in this one.
Expect an exciting back and forth game from these sides who work extremely hard and can create surprising results against the stronger sides in League One.
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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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 42.32%. A win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 31.4% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.8%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Cheltenham Town win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.
