Shrewsbury Town vs Wigan Athletic: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow (9875 seats)

Both Shrewsbury Town and Wigan Athletic are desperate for points in this match, despite the visitors carrying a 39 point edge in the league table.

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (45) away in League One

Shrewsbury Town are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Wigan Athletic are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Wigan Athletic could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Portsmouth, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Wigan Athletic.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Shrewsbury Town have managed 9 wins, 7 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 22 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Shrewsbury.

In their previous game, the manager Cotterill led his Shrewsbury Town to a defeat away at Charlton Athletic. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Shrewsbury Town's goalkeeper Maroši was extremely busy against Charlton Athletic, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Udoh, a striker, was the champion performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.62 (out of 10). Udoh dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that, Shrewsbury drew at home versus Doncaster Rovers.

Shrewsbury Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 30 goals in 22 games.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 13-6-3 from 22 games.

There might be some fixture complaints from Wigan Athletic as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against Portsmouth. A huge disappointment for Wigan in their last match (vs Portsmouth). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Plymouth Argyle.

Wigan Athletic are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 43 times in 22 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought previously this season: Wigan Athletic - Shrewsbury 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Shrewsbury Town one win, two draws and Wigan Athletic five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
24 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
15 goals
Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
13 goals

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shrewsbury Town Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
12 9 2 Won W 7 13 26
14 7 2 Drew D 0 6 11
19 6 3 Lost L 0 3 8
47 30 5 Scored S 16 43 79
48 22 8 Conceded C 5 22 44
87% 91% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 96%
64% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 87%
38% 45% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 59% 53%
11% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 41% 24%
9% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 18% 13%
44% 55% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 64% 62%
31% 32% 43% Clean Sheets C S 43% 32% 33%
38% 23% 29% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 9%
 
5.2 5.6 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 5.2 5.8
4.8 5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.9 3.3
1.7 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.3 2.2
6 5 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 11.9 12.1 Shots (avg) S ( 14.4 11.3 12.2
3.8 4.5 4.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.5
27% 30% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 46% 39%
 
12.2 11.9 12.1 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.8 9.1
3.8 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.9 2.7 2.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (45) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals (43) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+21) away in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 45 26 11 8 79 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 22 13 6 3 43 22 35 89
2 Rotherham United 45 26 9 10 68 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 22 11 6 5 25 11 35 87
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sheffield Wednesday 45 23 13 9 74 49 22 15 5 2 44 17 23 8 8 7 30 32 25 82
5 Sunderland 45 23 12 10 78 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 81
6 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
7 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 45 20 13 12 67 47 23 14 5 4 46 25 22 6 8 8 21 22 20 73
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 45 8 16 21 60 78 23 5 8 10 33 37 22 3 8 11 27 41 -18 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

Wigan Athletic:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 45 26 11 8 79 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 22 13 6 3 43 22 35 89
2 Rotherham United 45 26 9 10 68 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 22 11 6 5 25 11 35 87
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sheffield Wednesday 45 23 13 9 74 49 22 15 5 2 44 17 23 8 8 7 30 32 25 82
5 Sunderland 45 23 12 10 78 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 81
6 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
7 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 45 20 13 12 67 47 23 14 5 4 46 25 22 6 8 8 21 22 20 73
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 45 8 16 21 60 78 23 5 8 10 33 37 22 3 8 11 27 41 -18 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

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