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Coventry vs Shrewsbury: result 2-3 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on August 29, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
2-3
Shrewsbury

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What was the result of Coventry vs Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury won 2-3 on August 29, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 30′S. PayneShrewsbury
  • 33′A. GnahouaShrewsbury
  • 51′Anthony AndreuCoventry
  • 63′M. McNultyCoventry (pen.)
  • 90′Joe RileyShrewsbury

Official lineup for Coventry vs Shrewsbury

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

  1. 10M. McNulty
  2. 11J. Jones
  1. 7Peter Vincenti
  2. 8Michael Paul Doyle
  3. 19Anthony Andreu
  4. 31B. Stevenson
  1. 2J. Grimmer
  2. 12James Pearson
  3. 15D. Hyam
  4. 20D. Kelly-Evans
  1. 1L. Burge

Shrewsbury

  1. 7S. Whalley
  2. 11A. Gnahoua
  3. 14L. John-Lewis
  4. 45S. Payne
  1. 20J. Nolan
  1. 4B. Godfrey
  2. 6O. Beckles
  3. 12Junior Brown
  4. 13J. Bolton
  5. 22A. Nsiala
  1. 15C. MacGillivray
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Shrewsbury have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2017Yeovil Town(away)0-2League Two
Aug 19, 2017Newport County(home)0-1League Two
Aug 12, 2017Grimsby(away)2-0League Two
Aug 8, 2017Blackburn(home)1-3League Cup
Aug 5, 2017Notts County(home)3-0League Two
Shrewsbury
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2017Oxford United(away)1-1League One
Aug 19, 2017Rochdale(home)3-2League One
Aug 12, 2017AFC Wimbledon(away)1-0League One
Aug 8, 2017Nottingham Forest(away)1-2League Cup
Aug 5, 2017Northampton(home)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Coventry win, 4 draws, 1 Shrewsbury win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2017Shrewsbury 0-0 CoventryLeague One
Aug 13, 2016Coventry 0-0 ShrewsburyLeague One
Mar 8, 2016Shrewsbury 2-1 CoventryLeague One
Oct 3, 2015Coventry 3-0 ShrewsburyLeague One
Mar 2, 2014Coventry 0-0 ShrewsburyLeague One
Aug 31, 2013Shrewsbury 1-1 CoventryLeague One

Last archived meeting: Shrewsbury vs Coventry on Mar 4, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Shrewsbury score 0.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.01.155/155/15
Shrewsbury0.91.248/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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