Wigan Athletic FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Shrewsbury Town FC

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium 9,389 HT 45' · FT 45'

Stephen Humphrys 35' 1–0

Callum Lang 66' 2–0

R 4' Cheyenne Dunkley

Y 15' Jason Sraha

Josh Stones 90' Y

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Middleton
Assistant 1 Ollie Williams
Assistant 2 Declan Ford

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-04-30 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-04-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–0	W
24 Oct	Oxford United FC	H	2–0	W
21 Oct	Exeter City FC	A	2–0	W
07 Oct	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Burton Albion FC	A	1–2	L
30 Sep	Portsmouth FC	H	1–2	L

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	Barnsley FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
14 Oct	Cambridge United FC	A	1–1	D
07 Oct	Northampton Town FC	H	1–0	W
03 Oct	Oxford United FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/6

■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at DW Stadium!
4' The referee has no hesitation. Cheyenne Dunkley is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — card on 4.
9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' The referee has no hesitation. Jason Sraha is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — card on 15.
20' Shrewsbury Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' Nohan Kenneh gets the nod from Shrewsbury Town FC. He replaces Elliott Bennett and will look to change the dynamic.
26' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Ryan Bowman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' Cheyenne Dunkley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shrewsbury Town FC so far.
35' Stephen Humphrys is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
40' England international Tom Bayliss has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Sraha departs to be replaced by Joseph Anderson.
50' Shrewsbury Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
60' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Shrewsbury Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Martial Godo trudges off to be replaced by Callum McManaman on 64 minutes.
65' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Lang is hanging Stephen Humphrys on the field on 65 minute.
66' What composure from Callum Lang! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
70' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Steven Sessegnon exits the field as Tom Pearce enters on 70.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
77' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Jordan Jones trudges off to be replaced by Josh Stones on 77 minutes.
78' Time for substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC. Ryan Bowman is replaced by Max Mata.
83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thelo Aasgaard made 395 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' That is a card for Wigan Athletic FC. Josh Stones will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Shrewsbury Town FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ben Amos
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 65'
3
Tom Pearce ↑ 70'
20
Callum McManaman ↑ 64'
19
Callum Lang ↑ 65'
2
Kelland Watts
25
Josh Stones ↑ 77'

Coach Shaun Maloney

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Harry Burgoyne
16
Aaron Pierre
27
Max Mata ↑ 78'
42
Nohan Kenneh ↑ 21'
4
Joseph Anderson ↑ 45'
15
Tunmise Sobowale ↑ 64'
38
Harvey Kirby-Moore

Coach Matthew Taylor

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

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-10-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-10-24 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2023-10-21 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-10-07 Stevenage FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-10-03 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC L

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2023-10-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2023-10-24 Barnsley FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2023-10-21 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2023-10-14 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2023-10-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2023-10-03 Oxford United FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC to win 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC59% Draw25% Shrewsbury Town FC16%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC

41%

Wigan Athletic FC or Shrewsbury Town FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC40% Draw47% Shrewsbury Town FC13%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

0 – 0

10.9%

2 – 1

3 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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