Lincoln will not roll over for their hosts, and this certainly should be a close encounter, but the Shrews have been particularly impressive in the last fortnight, and we back them to make it three wins on the bounce with momentum on their side.
Cotterill's men will be keen to continue their climb up the table, and, with home advantage and a front line full of confidence, they should have enough to take all three points.
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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 39.52%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 33.63% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.41%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (9.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Shrewsbury Town in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Shrewsbury Town.
