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League One | Gameweek 21
Dec 21, 2024 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Shrewsbury Town

Wigan
2 - 2
Shrewsbury

Aasgaard (9'), Taylor (53')
Taylor (36'), Smith (79'), Adeeko (82')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Aimson (67' og.), Lloyd (87')
O'Reilly (27'), Lloyd (84'), Hoole (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Shrewsbury Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bolton 0-2 Wigan
Saturday, December 14 at 12.30pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town

Wigan's victory over their rivals should see them come into this weekend's clash with renewed confidence, and their defensive resilience should prevent Shrewsbury from finding the back of the net. Additionally, given the Shrews' own poor defensive record, it is difficult to see anything other than a comfortable victory for Latics on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 53.44%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 20.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.01%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 0-1 (7.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawShrewsbury Town
53.44% (0.019999999999996 0.02) 25.75% (-0.029 -0.03) 20.81% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Both teams to score 44.97% (0.089000000000006 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.69% (0.113 0.11)57.31% (-0.114 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.86% (0.089000000000002 0.09)78.14% (-0.091000000000008 -0.09)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.48% (0.054000000000002 0.05)21.52% (-0.056000000000001 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.42% (0.085000000000001 0.09)54.58% (-0.088000000000001 -0.09)
Shrewsbury Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.3% (0.073 0.07)42.7% (-0.074999999999996 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.96% (0.064 0.06)79.04% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 53.43%
    Shrewsbury Town 20.81%
    Draw 25.75%
Wigan AthleticDrawShrewsbury Town
1-0 @ 14.11% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
2-0 @ 10.84% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.23% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
3-0 @ 5.55% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-1 @ 4.72% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.13% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.81% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 53.43%
1-1 @ 12.01% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 9.19% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
2-2 @ 3.93% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 25.75%
0-1 @ 7.82% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-2 @ 5.11% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.33% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.45% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.11% (0.006 0.01)
0-3 @ 0.94% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.05%
Total : 20.81%

How you voted: Wigan vs Shrewsbury

Wigan Athletic
85.7%
Draw
0.0%
Shrewsbury Town
14.3%
14
Head to Head
Feb 17, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 34
Shrewsbury
0-1
Wigan

Winchester (49'), Dunkley (50'), Marosi (58'), Pierre (62'), Bennett (77')
Smith (57')
Kerr (51'), Clare (63')
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 16
Wigan
2-0
Shrewsbury
Humphrys (35'), Lang (66')
Stones (90+4')

Sraha (15')
Dunkley (5')
Apr 30, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 46
Shrewsbury
0-3
Wigan

Vela (61'), Leahy (90+3')
Vela (43' og.), Keane (50' pen., 65')
Dec 8, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Wigan
2-1
Shrewsbury
Darikwa (2'), Aasgaard (90+2')
Humphrys (90+6')
Bowman (39')
Daniels (89'), Cosgrove (90+1')
Nov 10, 2021 7pm
Group Stage
Wigan
2-0
Shrewsbury
Long (9'), Sze (53')
Smith (88')

Wilson (4'), Leahy (84')
rhs 2.0
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3Stockport CountyStockport462512972423087
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4625101167432485
5Wycombe WanderersWycombe4624121070452584
6Leyton Orient462461672482478
7Reading4621121368571175
8Bolton WanderersBolton46208186770-368
9Blackpool4617161372601267
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46197205855364
11Lincoln CityLincoln461613176456861
12Barnsley461710196973-461
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham461611195459-559
14Stevenage461512194250-857
15Wigan AthleticWigan461317164042-256
16Exeter CityExeter461511204965-1656
17Mansfield TownMansfield46159226073-1354
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough461312216881-1351
19Northampton TownNorthampton461215194866-1851
20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
RCrawley TownCrawley461210245783-2646
RBristol Rovers46127274476-3243
RCambridge UnitedCambridge46911264573-2838
RShrewsbury TownShrewsbury4689294179-3833


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