Shrewsbury Town vs Fleetwood Town

SHREWSBURY, England (Interstat) — Ismeal Kabia scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time as Shrewsbury Town rallied for a 2-2 draw with Fleetwood Town on Saturday in a League Two match at The Croud Meadow.

Kabia, a midfielder, collected a pass from substitute Will Davies and finished to cap a frantic finish. The goal came four minutes after Shrewsbury’s Raff Cirino received a yellow card.

Fleetwood had taken the lead twice. Taylor Perry opened the scoring in the 40th minute, but Crispin McLean equalized for Shrewsbury in the 59th minute. Josh Ruffels restored Fleetwood’s advantage in the 72nd minute before Kabia’s late equalizer.

McLean, a substitute, scored Shrewsbury’s first goal off an assist from midfielder Will Gray. Gray also received a yellow card in the 61st minute, the same minute Fleetwood’s Will Davies was booked. Cirino’s yellow card came in the 90th minute.

The draw left Fleetwood with a League Two record of 15 wins, 15 losses and 15 draws. Shrewsbury’s record in the competition moved to 13 wins, 22 losses and 13 draws. Across all competitions this season, Fleetwood stands at 16 wins, 16 losses and 17 draws, while Shrewsbury is at 14 wins, 25 losses and 14 draws.

The result was a reversal of the teams’ previous meeting Nov. 22, when Fleetwood defeated Shrewsbury 3-1 in Fleetwood.

Fleetwood came into the match after a 1-1 home draw with Chesterfield on April 18. Before that, Fleetwood defeated ASC Oțelul Galați 2-1 on April 11, lost 5-2 at Barnet on April 6 and lost 1-0 at Bristol Rovers on April 3. Other recent results included a 1-1 draw at Swindon Town on March 28, a 1-0 home win over Crawley Town on March 21, a 1-0 loss at Grimsby Town on March 17, a 0-0 draw at Tranmere Rovers on March 14, a 2-2 draw at Cheltenham Town on March 10, a 1-1 draw at Gillingham on March 7, a 1-0 win at Walsall on March 3, a 0-0 draw at Newport County on Feb. 28, a 3-2 win at Barrow on Feb. 21, a 1-0 win at Crewe Alexandra on Feb. 17, a 1-1 draw at Oldham Athletic on Feb. 14, a 2-1 loss to Bromley on Feb. 7, a 2-1 loss to Notts County on Jan. 31, a 2-1 win at Harrogate Town on Jan. 27, a 2-1 loss at Colchester United on Jan. 24, a 2-1 loss to Cambridge United on Jan. 17, a 1-0 loss to Grimsby Town on Jan. 1, a 0-0 draw at Salford City on Dec. 29, a 1-0 loss at Tranmere Rovers on Dec. 26, a 2-1 win over Gillingham on Dec. 20, a 2-0 win at Newport County on Dec. 13, a 1-1 draw with Salford City on Dec. 9, a 2-2 draw with Luton Town on Dec. 6, a 2-1 loss at Milton Keynes Dons on Nov. 29 and a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury on Nov. 22.

Shrewsbury came into the match after a 0-0 draw at Crawley Town on April 18, a 1-0 win at Oldham Athletic on April 11, a 2-1 loss at Bromley on April 7 and a 1-0 win at Tranmere Rovers on April 3. Other recent results included a 1-0 loss at Newport County on March 28, a 4-0 loss to Crewe Alexandra on March 21, a 1-0 loss at Bristol Rovers on March 17, a 2-0 loss at Cheltenham Town on March 14, a 3-2 win at Chesterfield on March 7, a 2-1 loss to Walsall on Feb. 28, a 2-1 win at Salford City on Feb. 24, a 2-0 win over ASC Oțelul Galați on Feb. 21, a 1-0 win over Notts County on Feb. 17, a 3-1 win over Swindon Town on Feb. 14, a 2-1 win over Barrow on Feb. 10, a 2-0 loss at Colchester United on Feb. 7, a 0-0 draw with Barnet on Jan. 31, a 1-0 loss at Cambridge United on Jan. 27, a 5-1 loss at Milton Keynes Dons on Jan. 24, a 1-0 win at Harrogate Town on Jan. 17, a 6-1 loss at Wolverhampton on Jan. 10, a 3-0 loss to Bristol Rovers on Jan. 1, a 1-0 loss at Grimsby Town on Dec. 29, a 3-1 loss at Cheltenham Town on Dec. 26, a 1-0 loss to Chesterfield on Dec. 20, a 1-1 draw at Walsall on Dec. 13, a 1-1 draw with Grimsby Town on Dec. 9, a 3-3 draw with Gillingham on Nov. 29, a 3-1 loss at Fleetwood on Nov. 22 and a 1-0 win over Newport County on Nov. 15.

Fleetwood next plays at home against Milton Keynes Dons on May 2. Shrewsbury travels to face Gillingham on the same day.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Shrewsbury Town 1, Fleetwood Town 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Shrewsbury Town with a 57.00 percent probability to win.