Shrewsbury Town vs Walsall Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 1–11 – 2
Iwan Morgan 45+6′17th
10thPriestley Farquharson 28′, 62′
Player of the matchPriestley FarquharsonWSL · 2 goals · 102′ played · 13 clearances · 14 final-3rd passes · 6 duels won
8.7- Possession
- 52%48%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 13 (4)11 (4)
- Corners
- 82
- Table · 38 v 53 pts
- 17th10th → 8th
League TwoOfficial DerbyMatchday 35Montgomery Waters MeadowRef R. Eley
This meeting
Events
SHT 1–2 WSL · 1–1 yellow · 1–0 red- Full time 1–2
- Josh RuffelsRed card
- Sam HornbyYellow card
- Jamille Mattfor Aaron Pressley
- Courtney Clarkefor Charlie Lakin
- Albert Adomahfor Daniel Kanu
- Ismeal Kabiafor Mal Benning
- N. Freemanfor Taylor Perry
- Priestley Farquharson1–2Goal · header
- Will BoyleYellow card
- Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyifor George Lloyd
- Tommy McDermottfor Sam Clucas
- Half-time 1–1
- Iwan Morgan1–1Goal · right foot
- +Sam Stubbsfor Luca Hoole · injury
- Priestley Farquharson0–1Goal · right foot · assist Aaron Pressley
Head-to-head
21 meetings on record since 20075-6-10Shrewsbury Town W-D-L · goals 20:32
5 SHT6 draws10 WSL- With Shrewsbury Town at home
- 5-2-3 (12:11)
- Goals per meeting
- 2.48
- Over 2.5 goals
- 48%
- Both teams scored
- 52%
- Won by the host
- 57%
- Last 5 (Shrewsbury Town)
- 1W 2D 2L · 2.8 goals/game
- Walsall1–1Shrewsbury TownLeague Two
- Shrewsbury Town1–3WalsallEFL Trophy
- Walsall3–0Shrewsbury TownEFL Trophy
- Shrewsbury Town3–2WalsallEFL Trophy
- Shrewsbury Town0–0WalsallLeague One
Show all 21 meetings
- Shrewsbury Town2–1WalsallEFL Trophy
- Walsall0–0Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town2–0WalsallLeague One
- Walsall1–1Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town1–1WalsallLeague One
- Walsall3–2Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Walsall2–1Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town1–3WalsallLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town1–0WalsallFA Cup
- Walsall2–2Shrewsbury TownFA Cup
- Walsall1–0Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town0–1WalsallLeague One
- Walsall3–0Shrewsbury TownFA Cup
- Walsall3–1Shrewsbury TownLeague One
- Shrewsbury Town1–0WalsallLeague One
- Walsall2–0Shrewsbury TownFA Cup
- WalsallnextShrewsbury TownLeague Two
- Shrewsbury TownnextWalsallLeague Two
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 1-0W17 Jan
- 1-5L24 Jan
- 0-1L27 Jan
- 0-0D31 Jan
- 0-2L7 Feb
- 2-1W10 Feb
- 3-1W14 Feb
- 1-0W17 Feb
- 2-0W21 Feb
- 2-1W24 Feb
6-1-3goals 12:111.90pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 1-5L11 Jan
- 2-4L14 Jan
- 3-1W17 Jan
- 0-0D24 Jan
- 0-0D27 Jan
- 2-2D31 Jan
- 0-2L3 Feb
- 1-3L7 Feb
- 2-2D18 Feb
- 0-2L23 Feb
1-4-5goals 11:210.70pts/game
- A
Salford City2–1 - A
Accrington Stanley2–0 - H
Notts County1–0 - H
Swindon Town3–1 - H
Barrow2–1
latest 5
- H
Milton Keynes Dons0–2 - A
Grimsby Town2–2 - H
Barnet1–3 - A
Bristol Rovers0–2 - A
Chesterfield2–2
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.6Goals per game (both sides)2.67
- 60%Over 1.573%
- 47%Over 2.547%
- 27%Over 3.540%
- 40%Both teams scored53%
- 27%Clean sheets27%
- 40%Failed to score40%
- Shrewsbury Town at home v Walsall away
- 7Played8
- 4Won1
- 1Drawn3
- 2Lost4
- 7-6Goals (for-against)10-18
- 1.86Points per game0.75
- 43%Over 2.563%
- 43%Clean sheets13%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
- 2-111st-half goals (for-against)7-9
- 9-132nd-half goals (for-against)7-17
- 82%Goals after half-time50%
- 43%Goal before half-time73%
- 1-8-5Half-time W-D-L4-5-6
What stands out
- 8thfrom 10th
Walsall moved from 10th to 8th in the League Two table with this result.50 → 53 points after 33 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 1–1half-time
The match stood at 1–1 at half-time before 0–1 after the break (1–2 full time).
Team stats
41 figures- 52%Possession48%
- 13Shots11
- 4Shots on target4
- 1Big chances2
- 8Corners2
- 310Passes286
- 12Fouls11
- 1Yellow cards1
All 41 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses5
- 82Attacks87
- 1Big chances missed1
- 17Crosses16
- 39Dangerous attacks52
- 8Dribble attempts13
- 5Offsides0
- 31%Shot accuracy36%
- 2Shots blocked2
- 8Shots inside box7
- 7Shots off target5
- 5Shots outside box4
- 4Successful dribbles6
- Passing
- 19Accurate long passes23
- 197Accurate passes183
- 77%Forward passes %82%
- 6Key passes8
- 28%Long pass accuracy34%
- 67Long passes68
- 64%Pass accuracy64%
- 55Passes in final third73
- Defence
- 44Ball recoveries37
- 78Ball safe60
- 8Goal kicks5
- 26Headers won27
- 3Interceptions6
- 2Saves3
- 17Tackles8
- Discipline
- 11Free kicks12
- 1Red cards0
- Other
- 170Possession lost171
- 5Substitutions3
- 27Throw-ins36
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 16.2Matthew Cox102′
- 26.4Luca Hoole↓45+3′+
- 56.8Will BoyleYC 102′
- 256.3Josh RuffelsRC 98′
- 146.5Taylor Perry↓68′
- 306.8Kevin Berkoe102′
- 106.9Tom Sang102′
- 66.4Sam Clucas↓60′
- 36.5Mal Benning↓68′
- 96.5George Lloyd↓60′
- 198.1Iwan MorganG 102′
- 126.7Sam HornbyYC 102′
- 306.7Evan Weir102′
- 46.9Aden Flint102′
- 68.7Priestley Farquharson2G 102′
- 146.3Brandon Comley102′
- 187.0V. Harper102′
- 226.8Jamie Jellis102′
- 86.5Charlie Lakin↓82′
- 256.8Jid Okeke102′
- 156.1Daniel Kanu↓69′
- 197.1Aaron PressleyA ↓83′
- 7Tommy McDermottMF · ↑60′6.7
- 16N. FreemanMF · ↑68′6.5
- 20Ismeal KabiaFW · ↑68′6.5
- 21Trey Samuel-OgunsuyiFW · ↑60′6.7
- 26Sam StubbsDF · ↑45+3′6.3
- 4Tom AndersonDF
- 12Will BrookGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Gavin Cowan · Matt SadlerG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 9Jamille MattFW · ↑83′6.5
- 17Courtney ClarkeMF · ↑82′6.5
- 37Albert AdomahFW · ↑69′6.7
- 2Connor BarrettDF
- 5Harrison BurkeDF
- 21Jenson KirloyGK
- 23Alexander PattisonMF
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Iwan MorganSHT5 (3)
- Will BoyleSHT4 (1)
- Jamie JellisWSL3 (1)
Big chances created
- Iwan MorganSHT1
- Charlie LakinWSL1
Passes
- Josh RuffelsSHT31/47
- Tom SangSHT27/31
- Jamie JellisWSL27/39
Progressive passes
- Josh RuffelsSHT45 (96%)
- Priestley FarquharsonWSL32 (97%)
- Evan WeirWSL32 (91%)
Final-third passes
- Priestley FarquharsonWSL14
- Sam HornbyWSL14
- Evan WeirWSL12
Key passes
- Iwan MorganSHT2
- V. HarperWSL2
- Tom SangSHT2
Ball recoveries
- Brandon ComleyWSL9
- Matthew CoxSHT9
- Tom SangSHT7
Duels won
- Aden FlintWSL10/22
- Aaron PressleyWSL9/15
- Will BoyleSHT8/16
Dribbles
- Iwan MorganSHT2/2
- V. HarperWSL2/2
- Kevin BerkoeSHT2/3
Tackles
- V. HarperWSL3
- Kevin BerkoeSHT3
- Iwan MorganSHT2
Clearances
- Will BoyleSHT14
- Priestley FarquharsonWSL13
- Aden FlintWSL12
Saves
- Sam HornbyWSL3
- Matthew CoxSHT2
Referee
R. Eley- Cards / match
- 3.66this match 3 (-0.66)
- Yellows / match
- 3.58this match 2
- Reds / match
- 0.08
- Penalties / match
- 0.1514% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 22.8this match 23
1.67Home 1.67 vs Away 1.91 yellows/match · 3–4 red1.91
38%Results in 86 recent matches · draw 33%29%
home winsaway wins- With Shrewsbury Town
- 0-0-1 in 1 · 3 yellows/game
- With Walsall
- 0-0-1 in 1 · 2 yellows/game
Analysed latest 86 of 97 career matches.
Match info
- Competition
- League Two
- Season
- 2025/2026 · Matchday 35 of 46
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury
- Capacity
- 9,875 · grass
- Weather
- 10 °C · light rain · humidity 71%
- Referee
- R. Eley
- SHT coach
- Gavin Cowan
- WSL coach
- Matt Sadler
Match summary
Walsall beat Shrewsbury Town 2-1 in the League Two (England).
Before kickoff, Shrewsbury Town sat 17th on 38 points, while Walsall were 10th on 50 points. Before kickoff, Shrewsbury Town were 17th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games. Shrewsbury Town had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Across 21 previous meetings on record, Shrewsbury Town won 5 and Walsall won 10, with 6 draws (2.48 goals per game).
Goals came from Iwan Morgan (45') for Shrewsbury Town and Priestley Farquharson (28', 62') for Walsall.
Shrewsbury Town — live results and scheduleWalsall — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Top ratings
XI avg 6.65 v 6.87
Priestley FarquharsonWSL8.7
Iwan MorganSHT8.1
Aaron PressleyWSL7.1- VHV. HarperWSL7.0
Tom SangSHT6.9
Table after full time
League Two 2025/2026| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 18-11-4 | 56:34 | +22 | 65 | 1st | |
| 6 | 34 | 15-8-11 | 50:40 | +10 | 53 | 6th | |
| 7 | 33 | 13-14-6 | 52:43 | +9 | 53 | 7th | |
| 8 | 33 | 15-8-10 | 42:36 | +6 | 53 | 10th ▲2 | |
| 9 | 32 | 16-4-12 | 45:43 | +2 | 52 | 8th ▼1 | |
| 10 | 34 | 13-11-10 | 43:37 | +6 | 50 | 9th ▼1 | |
| 15 | 31 | 10-12-9 | 34:30 | +4 | 42 | 15th | |
| 16 | 32 | 10-11-11 | 40:41 | -1 | 41 | 16th | |
| 17 | 35 | 10-8-17 | 34:54 | -20 | 38 | 17th | |
| 18 | 33 | 10-6-17 | 34:55 | -21 | 36 | 18th | |
| 19 | 33 | 9-8-16 | 45:57 | -12 | 35 | 19th | |
| 24 | 33 | 6-6-21 | 32:60 | -28 | 24 | 24th |
- Shrewsbury Town
- 17th38 → 38 pts
- Walsall
- 10th → 8th50 → 53 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off31%Model · draw 27%42%
- Projected goals
- 1.09 – 1.33total 2.42 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 12.9%0–1 11.8%1–0 9.7%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town win | 31% | No |
| Draw | 27% | No |
| Walsall win | 42% | Yes |
| Over 1.5 goals | 69% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 43% | Yes |
| Over 3.5 goals | 22% | No |
| Both teams to score | 49% | Yes |
| Shrewsbury Town clean sheet | 27% | No |
| Walsall clean sheet | 34% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
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