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Rotherham v Shrewsbury

Rotherham
3–3Full time
Shrewsbury

League Two · SAT 24 OCT · New York Stadium

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Rotherham 3–3 Shrewsbury ROTHERHAM WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Rotherham win47%
The market said39%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.840
The market’s Brier score0.759

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay26 notes · 29 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Rotherham win at 47%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Rotherham was 47% before kick-off and our model makes it 47% now. 0–0 · 47–26–27
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Rotherham v Shrewsbury
  4. 16′We published Rotherham at 47%. Our model now makes it 73%. 1–0 · 73–17–9
  5. 16′⚽ GOAL · 16' Rotherham 1–0 Shrewsbury
  6. 16′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 16' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 73% now
  7. 17′A goal for Rotherham on 15′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 73–18–9
  8. 19′We published Rotherham at 47%. Our model now makes it 91%. 2–0 · 91–7–2
  9. 19′⚽ GOAL · 19' Rotherham 2–0 Shrewsbury
  10. 19′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 19' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 91% now
  11. 23′18′: Paul Mullin on the scoresheet for Rotherham, making it 2–0. 2–0 · 92–6–2
  12. 23′A red card for Rotherham on 21′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 2–0 · 92–6–2
  13. 23′🟥 RED CARD · 21' kian spence · Rotherham
  14. 24′⚽ GOAL · 24' Rotherham 2–1 Shrewsbury
  15. 24′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 24' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 74% now
  16. 25′Shrewsbury pull one back on 24′ through Josh Davison. 2–1. 2–1 · 74–18–8
  17. 29′SUBSTITUTION · 27' Rotherham · On: brandon cover · Off: Jili Buyabu
  18. 30′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 74–18–8
  19. 32′We published Rotherham at 47%. Our model now makes it 75%. 2–1 · 75–18–7
  20. 33′🟨 YELLOW · 31' A. Bruce · Rotherham
  21. 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 76% now
  22. 56′SUBSTITUTION · 45+11' Shrewsbury · On: Michael Golding · Off: George Lloyd
  23. 59′We published Rotherham at 47%. Our model now makes it 80%. 2–1 · 80–17–3
  24. 59′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 30%. 2–2 · 30–49–20
  25. 59′⚽ GOAL · 59' Rotherham 2–2 Shrewsbury
  26. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 59' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 30% now
  27. 59′THE CALL SWINGS · 59' Draw is now our likeliest result at 49% (was Rotherham win 80%)
  28. 60′4 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 30–50–20
  29. 61′Josh Ruffels scores for Shrewsbury on 59′ — 2–2. 2–2 · 29–51–20
  30. 61′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 2–2 · 29–51–20
  31. 61′SUBSTITUTION · 45+17' Rotherham · On: Sonny Aljofree · Off: Dominic Iorfa
  32. 63′Shrewsbury have had 14 attempts to 9 and it is still 2–2. 2–2 · 28–53–19
  33. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Rotherham · On: Brandon Williams · Off: Aaron Nemane
  34. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Rotherham · On: Tom Bradshaw · Off: Paul Mullin
  35. 64′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 64' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 27% now
  36. 68′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–3 · 4–20–75
  37. 68′That is 5, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 2–3 · 4–20–75
  38. 68′⚽ GOAL · 68' Rotherham 2–3 Shrewsbury
  39. 68′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 68' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 4% now
  40. 68′THE CALL SWINGS · 68' Shrewsbury win is now our likeliest result at 75% (was Draw 58%)
  41. 69′67′: William Boyle on the scoresheet for Shrewsbury, making it 2–3. 2–3 · 4–20–76
  42. 71′We published Rotherham at 47%. Our model now makes it 85%. 2–1 · 85–14–2 Our live view briefly showed an older score here.
  43. 75′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 75' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 87% now
  44. 76′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 18%. 3–3 · 18–70–12
  45. 76′⚽ GOAL · 76' Rotherham 3–3 Shrewsbury
  46. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 76' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 18% now
  47. 76′THE CALL SWINGS · 76' Draw is now our likeliest result at 70% (was Shrewsbury win 82%)
  48. 77′17 shots for Shrewsbury, 9 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 3–3 · 17–71–12
  49. 77′Rotherham level it on 76′ through Tom Bradshaw. 3–3. 3–3 · 17–71–12
  50. 78′6 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 3–3 · 16–73–11
  51. 80′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 3–3 · 14–77–10
  52. 83′🟥 RED CARD · 83' Shrewsbury
  53. 84′We said Rotherham at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 3–3 · 9–85–6
  54. 85′Red cards for both sides: Rotherham down to ten, Shrewsbury to ten. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 3–3 · 8–86–6
  55. 87′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 87' Rotherham win: 47% at kick-off, 7% now
  56. FTFULL TIME Rotherham 3–3 Shrewsbury
  57. FTRotherham 3–3 Shrewsbury · Rotherham win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Rotherham are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Rotherham 47%, draw 26%, Shrewsbury 27%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 51%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Rotherham win47%
Draw26%
Shrewsbury win27%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 13

VenueNew York Stadium

Line-ups

Rotherham

4-3-3

Shrewsbury

3-4-1-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Rotherham

Shrewsbury

4Days since last match4

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
8Shrewsbury12−417
22Rotherham12−611

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Rotherham

4-3-3

13 J. Eyestone

2 J. Rafferty

27 D. Iorfa

5 K. Ngwenya

12 D. Hall

8 K. Spence

15 Jayce Fitzgerald

4 J. Austerfield

23 A. Nemane

10 P. Mullin

24 J. Buyabu

Coach · A. Bruce

Substitutes

14 · Sonny Aljofree

9 · T. Bradshaw

1 · T. Cann

28 · Brandon Ashley Cover

20 · K. Lolas

38 · Kane Richardson

33 · B. Williams

Shrewsbury

3-4-1-2

1 William Michael Brook

6 S. Stubbs

5 W. Boyle

3 J. Ruffels

17 Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

10 T. Sang

21 will gray

11 K. Berkoe

18 K. M. Brown

9 G. Lloyd

13 J. Davison

Coach · G. Cowan

Substitutes

27 · J. Gbode

20 · M. Golding

24 · L. Sousa

32 · Cameron Gregory

23 · I. Lee

30 · J. Thompson-McKenzie

46 · H. Aiston

Our number · rotherham winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
47% The market39%
Us47%
Market39%

We make Rotherham a 47% chance to win. The market has them at 39%. We are 8 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Rotherham v Shrewsbury1.51 – 1.08
Form · last six in League Two this season · since 19 SeptW1 D2 L3 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 11 v 1722 v 8
The market · Rotherham win39% · ours 47%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:15
Our probability · Rotherham win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 39% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Rotherham win47%39%+8
Draw26%29%−3
Shrewsbury win27%32%−5
Over 2.5 goals48%45%+3
Both teams to score51%51%0
Over 1.5 goals73%69%+4
Over 3.5 goals26%26%0
Rotherham or draw73%68%+5
Rotherham clean sheet34%––
Shrewsbury clean sheet23%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.3%
0123450 7.9 8.0 4.4 1 11.2 12.3 6.5 2.4 2 8.5 9.0 4.9 3 4.3 4.6 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Rotherham down, Shrewsbury across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

4 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting2.00
Over 2.52 of 4
Both scored2 of 4
Last meetingsROT 1–2 SHR · SHR 1–1 ROT · ROT 0–3 SHR · SHR 0–0 ROT

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League Two this season · since 19 Sept

ROTHERHAM

WDLLLD1–0 · 1–1 · 0–1 · 1–4 · 0–2 · 2–2

SHREWSBURY

DDWLWW1–1 · 2–2 · 2–1 · 0–1 · 1–0 · 3–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Salford City12+725
2Barnet10+821
3Crewe12+421
4Walsall11+919
5Cheltenham12−118
6York11+617
7Gillingham12+317
8Shrewsbury12−417
9Chesterfield12+216
10Exeter City12+216
11Accrington ST12+115
12Newport County12+115
13Tranmere12015
14Rochdale12−215
15Swindon Town12−315
16Bristol Rovers12−415
17Grimsby12014
18Fleetwood Town12−114
19Colchester11−312
20Port Vale10−412
21Oldham11−411
22Rotherham12−611
23Northampton10−210
24Crawley Town10−95

The competition's standings before kick-off.