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Poisson rates Oldham at 55% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Shrewsbury vs Oldham encounter.

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A League Two encounter, Regular Season - 43 sees Oldham travel to The Croud Meadow to take on Shrewsbury. The game is scheduled for Saturday 11 April 2026, 15:00 UTC.

Recent Form

Across all League Two games this season, Shrewsbury have gone 4W 0D 6L from 10 outings — a 1.20 PPG return. Last five: L L L W L. They are averaging 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.50 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation.

At home at The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury have gone 5W 1D 4L this season (10 games, 1.60 PPG). At home they are averaging 0.90 goals scored and 1.30 conceded per game. 4 home clean sheets from 10 games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground. At home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — reinforcing BTTS No as the home-venue-backed angle.

Looking at all fixtures this season, Oldham stand at 7W 2D 1L from 10 League Two matches — 2.30 PPG. Last five: W W L W D. They are scoring at 1.80 per game and conceding 0.50. Defensively, 0.50 goals conceded per game is elite-level — a side this difficult to score against is a real threat to Over 2.5 and BTTS Yes. 6 clean sheets from 10 games (60%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not.

Oldham away from home this season: 5W 2D 3L from 10 away games — 1.70 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 1.70 goals scored and 1.10 conceded per game. 4 clean sheets from 10 away games (40%) shows they are capable of shutting up shop on the road. Their away PPG of 1.70 is notably below their overall 2.30 — form away from home has been a clear weakness this season.

The form data does not support a straightforward home bias here. Oldham are 1.10 PPG ahead (2.30 vs 1.20), making them the form-guided selection despite the trip.

H2H

The H2H landscape is flat: 1 previous encounters have yielded 0 wins for Shrewsbury, 0 for Oldham and 1 draws. A neutral reading in isolation.

Goals have been a feature of this fixture. The last 1 meetings have averaged 4.0 per game — a rate that gives the Over 2.5 market a solid historical foundation. The most recent clash, on 25 Oct 2025, ended 2–2 with a draw.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H-derived signal is in the goals market. At 4.0 goals per game historically, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle to extract from the head-to-head data.

In-Play Data

Shrewsbury trading profile (41 games, 20 at home): they score before half-time in 40% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 84% of the time; BTTS occurs in 35% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 40% of games (home games); they fail to score in 37% of games.

Oldham trading profile (41 games, 20 at away): they score before half-time in 80% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 54% of the time; BTTS occurs in 40% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 55% of games (away games); they keep a clean sheet 44% of the time.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Shrewsbury 46% versus Oldham 42%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Shrewsbury 49% | Oldham 44%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Shrewsbury 0.84 xG and Oldham 1.57 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Shrewsbury attack 0.729 / defence 1.128 | Oldham attack 1.189 / defence 0.942. League average goals — home 1.228 / away 1.172. Shrewsbury's attack strength of 0.729 is below the league average — the 0.84 xG projection reflects a team that scores at a discount to the division norm. Data: 42 Shrewsbury games / 41 Oldham games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Shrewsbury 20% | Draw 25% | Oldham 55%. Fair-value odds: Shrewsbury 5.00 | Draw 4.00 | Oldham 1.82. The model has a clear lean to Oldham (55%) — a 35pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 43% | BTTS probability 45% | Total xG 2.42. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 57% — total xG of 2.42 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS probability of 45% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Summary & Verdict

The Poisson model's primary lean is Oldham at 55% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 25% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

On the goals line, Poisson's 2.42 combined xG gives a 43% probability to Under 2.5 — Poisson-only — limited corroboration.

Poisson assigns a 45% probability to BTTS No based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates corroborate: Shrewsbury 30% | Oldham 50% BTTS from recent games.

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