With both teams heading into this clash off the back of two successive defeats, we could envisage the respective managers being content with a point apiece to stop the rot, especially having had less than 72 hours to prepare for Sunday's meeting.
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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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 39.58%. A win for Fleetwood Town had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Fleetwood Town win was 0-1 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.