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Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, DW Stadium, Wigan

Home advantage makes a difference in the League One, and Shaun Maloney’s Wigan Athletic will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. Paul Hurst’s Shrewsbury Town are their opponents at the DW Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also given.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wigan
49%
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Draw
27%
--
Shrewsbury
24%
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Wigan 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Wigan 2-0
10%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
9%
--
Wigan 2-1
9%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
6%
--
Wigan 3-0
5%
--
Wigan 3-1
4%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 3-2
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
--
Wigan 4-0
2%
--
Wigan 4-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Wigan win to nil
31%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Wigan have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 19th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 18 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Wigan have played 9 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 24th position in the League One on 11 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 35 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wigan
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1812421840 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
Dec 14
Apr 1
2
Wrexham1912431740 
Apr 12
Dec 29
Jan 16
l
 
3-0A
3
Birmingham1712321639 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 29
4
Huddersfield1811251235 
Jan 1
l
 
1-0A
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
5
Stockport199641233 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
6
Reading18945531 
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
Mar 22
-
7
Bolton17935130 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
8
Barnsley19766227 
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
Apr 26
9
Lincoln19766127 
Feb 1
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Apr 12
10
Mansfield17737024 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 4
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
11
Exeter18738-324 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
12
Charlton18657-123 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
13
Blackpool18657-523 
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2F
Jan 1
14
Stevenage17647-322 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 18
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
15
Peterborough18639121 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 28
l
 
1-4F
Mar 1
16
L Orient18639-121 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
17
Northampton19568-521 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
Dec 29
Apr 21
18
Bristol R18639-921 
Jan 25
w
 
0-4F
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
19
Wigan Home18558-120 
-
-
Apr 18
Dec 21
20
Rotherham17557-420 
Apr 21
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
21
Crawley18549-1119 
w
 
1-0F
-
May 3
w
 
3-5F
22
Cambridge184410-1116 
Mar 8
l
 
2-0A
Apr 5
l
 
4-1A
23
Burton182511-1411 
Jan 21
Mar 22
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
24
Shrewsbury Away183213-1711 
Dec 21
Apr 18
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Shrewsbury have lost 3 consecutive away league games
Wigan 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Shrewsbury 24TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Wigan have beaten Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive league meetings
7
Wigan have not lost to Shrewsbury in 7 consecutive league meetings
3
Wigan have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Shrewsbury
League games at Wigan since 2015
Wigan
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
WIG
3
D
2
League games at Shrewsbury since 2016
Shrewsbury
Wigan
Goals: Scored
3
11
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
WIG
4
SHR
1
Goal Statistics
Wigan 19th Shrewsbury 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Shrewsbury scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
Wigan have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280891/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Wigan
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
WIG
SHR
14%
better
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Games scored8
9
Failed to score10
9
Scored first6
8
Goals scored15
18
Avg. goals scored0.8
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
44%
better
WIG
SHR
view stats
Games conceded10
17
Clean sheets8
1
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded16
35
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against11%
21%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+44%

Wigan v Shrewsbury League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Wigan League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18544
S TickleT AasgaardD TaylorW Aimson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK18
2
-
W Aimson DEF18
4
-
J Kerr  DEF18
3
-
T Aasgaard MID185
1
-
D Rankine MID171
1
-
M Smith MID1612
2
-
S Smith MID15
4
-
D Taylor FWD1524
-
S. Thomas FWD151
2
-
B Adeeko MID13
2
-
J Carragher DEF12
2
-
J Weir MID12
1
-
C McManaman FWD111
4
-
L Chambers DEF1011
-
T Sibbick DEF10
1
-
J Smith FWD91
-
C Ramsey DEF8
-
S Sessegnon DEF8
-
J Hugill FWD82
-
M Olakigbe FWD7
-
L Robinson DEF5
2
-
T Francois MID51
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD5
-
C Sze MID4
1
-
J Stones FWD3
-
K. Payne MID1
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Shrewsbury League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18435
T SavinJ MarquisM BenningM Benning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Savin GLK18
2
-
G Lloyd FWD1831
3
-
M Benning DEF1613
5
-
T Bloxham FWD1631
-
L. Castledine MID152
3
-
A Gilliead FWD15
2
-
J Marquis FWD1541
4
-
M Feeney DEF131
3
-
L Hoole DEF121
1
-
C Winchester MID121
2
-
J Shipley MID121
-
T Perry MID12
1
-
F Ojo MID121
3
-
T Nsiala DEF111
2
-
A Pierre DEF111
5
-
C Junior FWD11
-
J Feeney DEF101
2
-
T O'Reilly MID101
2
-
J Rossiter MID10
-
G Nurse DEF8
-
J Kayode FWD2
-