Tranmere vs Shrewsbury
Match events
- 35'Jordan Davies (B. Faulkner)
- 63'Charlie Whitaker (Joe Ironside)
- 64'T. Conlon (Sam Finley)
- 64'Jordan Davies (Sam Finley)
- 64'Will Gray (Jay Turner-Cooke)
- 65'G. Lloyd (J. Gbode)
- 73'Jordan Davies (Z. Okoro)
- 76'Joel Senior
- 81'A. Jude-Boyd
- 81'Josh Davison
- 82'T. Sang (Isaac England)
- 87'Charlie Whitaker
- 87'Isaac England
- 89'Joe Ironside (J. Turnbull)
- 89'Thomas Ince (C. Baker-Richardson)
- 89'A. Jude-Boyd (Hugo Aiston)
- 90+1'Z. Okoro
- 0.7
- Goals/game
- 0.7
- 1.5
- Conceded/game
- 1.4
AI match analysis
Predicted score: 1-1
The analysis indicates a competitive matchup as both teams enter the game without points this season. Recent form shows Tranmere struggling in their last home outings while Shrewsbury has displayed a challenging away record, resulting in fairly balanced scoring averages. Historically, Tranmere has had success against Shrewsbury, which may influence the expected outcome.
- Tranmere has drawn their last two home matches.
- Shrewsbury has not won away in their last five matches.
- Historical head-to-head record shows Tranmere has had success against Shrewsbury overall.
Confidence is high because the outcomes are closely matched, which limits confidence, and the bookmaker market agrees closely with this read, and recent form, standings and head-to-head data are all available.
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Why AI favors Tranmere
- Higher league positionTranmere
Tranmere sit 20 places above Shrewsbury in the table.
#4 vs #24 - Historical edgeTranmere
Tranmere have won 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two teams.
5/8 H2H wins - Poor recent formShrewsbury
Shrewsbury have lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
1W 1D 3L - Tighter defenseShrewsbury
Shrewsbury are conceding just 1.4 goals per game over their recent matches.
1.4/game conceded
Computed independently from historical data — not a model-reported reason.
What could change the prediction
- AI and market are closely aligned
The bookmaker market and our model currently see this match almost identically, which limits how differentiated this pick is.
- Close matchup
The model gives the favorite only a 40% probability, so this is a closely-matched fixture and confidence remains moderate.
How did our prediction do?
We picked Tranmere at 39.75% — final result was Tranmere win, Tranmere 2-0 Shrewsbury.
Predicted score was 1-1.
The model itself only flagged this as a moderate confidence pick (73/100) — a closer call that happened to land right.
Closing odds vs. our model
Last tracked odds before kickoff, compared against our AI's pre-match probability for the same outcome.
Match trends
- Tranmere have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Shrewsbury have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
Shrewsbury
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Match winner
Total goals (2.5 line)
Both teams to score
Double chance
Clean sheet
Average and best price across 13 bookmakers we track. Odds change continuously — shown for reference only, not a recommendation.
Match winner — odds movement
Model vs market
"Market" is the average bookmaker price converted to an implied probability with the bookmaker's built-in margin removed, for a fair comparison against the AI's own probability estimate.
League standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tranmere | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
Pre-match comparison
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
When do they score?
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Who is likely to win Tranmere vs Shrewsbury?+
Our AI model favors Tranmere to win, with a 39.75% probability (Draw 28.27%, Shrewsbury 31.98%).
What time does Tranmere vs Shrewsbury kick off?+
Kickoff is at Aug 15, 2026, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).