Sheffield Wednesday boast the far stronger squad and will be keen to keep building momentum with another triumph on Saturday.
Arriving in a tough run of form, we do not see the Shrews springing any surprises and instead anticipate a dominant victory for Moore's men at Hillsborough.
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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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 80.32%. A draw had a probability of 13.7% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 6.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.45%) and 1-0 (11.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.42%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 0-1 (2.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.