With such a thin squad at his disposal, Shrewsbury boss Hurst will have no choice but to field some jellied legs on Tuesday evening, not to mention an unknown trialist in between the posts.
As a result, the hosts could be picked off by their Premier League-bound visitors, and a straightforward Leicester success is the only outcome we can envisage.
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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 Leicester City win with a probability of 58.57%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 18.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.76%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.84%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (5.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
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