Match

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

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 7 wins, 1 draws 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(s), 4 draw(s), 1 Shrewsbury win(s).

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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How does Footlab compute this prediction?

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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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