Shrewsbury Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

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Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow 6,338 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 71' Dale Taylor

Josh Feeney 7' Y

Y 45' Will Aimson

Harrison Biggins 67' Y

Overview

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Shrewsbury Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Parsons (England)
Assistant 1 Emily Carney (England)
Assistant 2 Joseph Pettitt (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Shrewsbury Town FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-18 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-02-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-10-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-04-30 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Lincoln City FC	A	1–1	D
08 Apr	Reading FC	H	1–3	L
05 Apr	Cambridge United FC	H	0–1	L
01 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
29 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–4	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
12 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	0–0	D
08 Apr	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
05 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Montgomery Waters Meadow that hosts another battle between Shrewsbury Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
5' Chris Sze has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
7' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 7.
12' A quiet spell here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
17' Will Aimson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shrewsbury Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Aaron Pierre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Shrewsbury Town FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
45' Will Aimson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace George Nurse by Mal Benning on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' Shrewsbury Town FC ring the changes. Jordan Shipley has done his job and it is now time for Harrison Biggins to step up.
57' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum McManaman is hanging Jensen Weir on the field on 57 minute.
59' Dominic Gape makes way for Callum Stewart at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shrewsbury Town FC.
64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum McManaman, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Harrison Biggins is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — card on 67.
71' A stunning finish from Dale Taylor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' Jensen Weir is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
82' The supporters are chanting for Scott Smith. He replaces Jon Mellish on 82 minute.
83' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Maleace Asamoah trudges off to be replaced by Chris Sze on 83 minutes.
88' Shrewsbury Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Owen Dale is replaced by Toby Sibbick.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shrewsbury Town FC.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Jamal Blackman
27
John Marquis
17
Alex Gilliead
16
Aaron Pierre
15
Dominic Gape ↓ Callum Stewart 59'
26
Jordan Shipley ↓ Harrison Biggins 55'
23
George Nurse ↓ Mal Benning 46'
2
Luca Hoole
14
Taylor Perry
6
Josh Feeney
9
George Lloyd

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Toby Sibbick ↑ 90'
20
Callum McManaman ↑ 57'
44
Joseph Hungbo
21
Scott Smith ↑ 82'
18
Jonny Smith ↑ 46'
12
Tom Watson
14
Chris Sze ↑ 83'

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	4
Dale Taylor	2
Callum Lang	2
Matthew Smith	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
George Lloyd	1
Shaun Whalley	1
Oliver Norburn	1

Head to Head

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2025-04-18 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-04-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-04-08 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC L 2025-04-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-04-18 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-04-12 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Wrexham AFC D 2025-04-08 Exeter City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-05 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.83 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.26 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC25% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC44%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

75%

Shrewsbury Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shrewsbury Town FC17% Draw53% Wigan Athletic FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 0

0 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.4%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap	Shrewsbury Town FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	24%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.