With both teams putting together their strongest run of form all season, this could prove to be one of the games of the weekend. Although Shrewsbury will back themselves to secure at least a point, though, we cannot ignore Orient's streak of victories, leading us to predict a hard-fought three points for the home side.
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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 Leyton Orient win with a probability of 62.97%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 14.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leyton Orient win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.84%) and 2-1 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.45%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 0-1 (5.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Leyton Orient in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Leyton Orient.
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