Wigan will visit The Croud Meadow on Friday for the League One showdown with hosts Shrewsbury Town.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic are shown on this page - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Shrewsbury Town
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Shrewsbury Town prepare for this fixture following a 1-1 League One draw against Lincoln City.
The only scorer from Shrewsbury Town was Aaron Pierre (23'). Tom Bayliss (4') scored for Lincoln City.
It has been seldom in recent times that Shrewsbury Town have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Shrewsbury Town have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 11 goals on the way.
Their previous form shows that Shrewsbury Town:
- have not won against Wigan Athletic in their previous 8 league matches.
- havenโt won at home in the past 7 league games. That's never good.
Wigan Athletic
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Previously, Wigan drew 0-0 in the League One tie with Wrexham.
Over the course of 5 of the prior 6 games involving Wigan Athletic, a relatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that period is a mere 1.33, with the number of goals averaged by The Latics standing at 0.5. That trend wonโt necessarily follow through into this game, of course.
A look at their previous results shows us that Wigan Athletic:
- are undefeated by Shrewsbury Town in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 7 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 10/11/2021 reveals that these encounters have not been kind to Shrewsbury Town. Theyโve not been able to get any victories whatsoever whereas Wigan have maintained the edge over them, beating them in 83 per cent of those matches played.
An aggregate of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 3 of them from The Shrews and 12 created by The Latics. The average goals per game has been 2.5.
The previous league game featuring the two was League One match day 21 on 21/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Wigan Athletic 2-2 Shrewsbury Town.
The referee was Thomas Parsons.
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Team News: Wigan
Wigan boss Ryan Lowe has to currently contend with reduced team options. Luke Chambers (Back injury), Dion Rankine (Hamstring injury), Matt Smith (Hamstring injury), Tyrese Francois (Ankle ligament tear) and Joe Adams (Cruciate ligament injury) miss out here.
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Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Shrewsbury Town might have a difficult job to score against this Wigan Athletic lineup who should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
Weโre therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 0-1 advantage for Wigan Athletic when all is said and done.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds in the win-draw-win market, staking on Shrewsbury Town can be had for 3.5, a bet on a drawn result is 3.25 and taking a punt on a victory for Wigan Athletic gets you 2.15. Those are the top bets available at the current time.
Peter Guest,
05:02 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Shrewsbury Town
Formed: 1886
Stadium: The Croud Meadow (9,877)
Captain: John Marquis
Chairman: Roland Wycherley
Manager: Michael Appleton
Competitions: League One position 24
๐ Key Player: George Lloyd
Usually used in the Striker position, George Lloyd was born in Gloucester, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Cheltenham Town in the 2017 - 2018 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 5 league goals in the League One 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 40 appearances.