Cambridge have struggled in recent weeks but showed signs of recovery in the second half at Burton last time out, and the U's will be hoping to record a much-needed win in front of their faithful at the Abbey.
Shrewsbury will be praying that their last-gasp victory over Northampton is a turning point in their season, however with a host of key players either away on international duty or injured, we are expecting the Shrews to struggle on Saturday afternoon,
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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 Cambridge United win with a probability of 45.97%. A win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 27.72% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambridge United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.06%) and 2-0 (8.51%). The likeliest Shrewsbury Town win was 0-1 (8.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.