Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shrewsbury Town 19th with 48 points, Carlisle United 24th with 30, 18 apart. Carlisle United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 20th in the league over the last five rounds against 24th overall. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Shrewsbury Town ran at 0.76 scored and 1.46 conceded, Carlisle United at 0.89 and 1.76.
Carlisle United had lost three in a row.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Shrewsbury Town have 5 wins to Carlisle United's 1, with 3 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury, with room for 9,875 spectators. Shrewsbury Town led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.