Despite Shrewsbury's improved form of late, it is difficult to ignore the gulf in quality between the two sides in Saturday's clash.
Additionally, given Huddersfield's defensive strength, it is hard to see the Shrews scoring - even with a potential change in the backline - and the Terriers can be expected to extend their unbeaten streak and pick up another three points this weekend.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 58.05%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 18.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.12%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.11%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (6.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Huddersfield Town in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Huddersfield Town.
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