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Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers: prediction and statistics

England · League Two · 17 October 2026 · kick-off

Corners

54%

Corners under 9.5

Our model expects 9.3 corners in the match: Shrewsbury 4.9, Bristol Rovers 4.4. In a typical match of this competition — 9.8. Probability of over 9.5 corners: 46% (typical match — 52%).

This match is in the top of the day: Corners under 9.5 — 54%, typical match 48%.

Yellow cards

65%

Yellow cards under 4.5

Our model expects 3.9 yellow cards: Shrewsbury 1.8, Bristol Rovers 2.1; typical match of the competition — 3.7. Probability of over 4.5 cards: 35% (typical match — 32%).

This match is in the top of the day: Yellow cards over 3.5 — 55%, typical match 51%.

Form

Shrewsbury: last five matches — L-W-W-D-L.

Bristol Rovers: last five matches — W-L-L-L-L.

Table: Shrewsbury — 14, Bristol Rovers — 5 (of 24).

Team statistics for three seasons

Shrewsbury at home and Bristol Rovers away, 2024/25–2026/27.

ShrewsburyBristol Rovers
Matches2728
Win rate41%29%
Goals scored per match1.01.1
Goals conceded per match1.21.7
Over 2.5 goals41%54%
Both teams score37%54%
Total corners per match9.39.0
Over 9.5 corners44%32%
Total yellow cards per match3.74.8
Over 4.5 yellow cards22%61%

Head to head

20 meetings in our database: Shrewsbury won 6, 5 draws, Bristol Rovers won 9. Per match: 2.0 goals, 9.0 corners, 3.9 yellow cards.

Referee

The referee has not been appointed yet — this usually becomes known 1–3 days before the match.

All numbers in the Xpect app

Every corners and cards line for the match and each team, team statistics for this season, three seasons and all data, the last 10 matches, referee and head to head — plus Toha, the AI analyst.

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How we calculate

Corners and cards: our own model on the last 30 matches of each team, pulled toward the competition average; tested on 126,835 matches from 2014–2026, each forecast using only games played before it. Result and goals: market line with the margin removed. Form, head to head and referee: our database of more than half a million matches.

Questions and answers

How many corners in Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers?

Our model expects 9.3 corners; the probability of over 9.5 is 46%.

How many yellow cards in Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers?

Our model expects 3.9 yellow cards; the probability of over 4.5 is 35%.

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