Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 8,752 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thelo Aasgaard 9' 1–0
Dale Taylor 53' 2–0
2–1 67' Will Aimson og
2–2 87' George Lloyd
Y 27' Tommi O'Reilly
Dale Taylor 36' Y
Matthew Smith 79' Y
Babajide Adeeko 82' Y
Y 84' George Lloyd
Y 90' Luca Hoole

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Parsons (England)
  • Assistant 1 Thomas Harty
  • Assistant 2
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

5
2
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-04-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–2 D
14 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
07 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L
03 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W
26 Nov Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
07 Dec Cambridge United FC A 1–4 L
04 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–2 L
23 Nov Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
09 Nov Burton Albion FC A 0–2 L

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' And we are off! Wigan Athletic FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, George Lloyd is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 9' A stunning finish from Thelo Aasgaard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Toby Sibbick made 243 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a card for Tommi O'Reilly.
  • 32' England international Leo Castledine has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' Dale Taylor is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Matthew Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josh Feeney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Dale Taylor does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
  • 58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Charles Sagoe Jr. by Tom Bloxham on 60 minute.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Will Aimson makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 68' A change in the Shrewsbury Town FC ranks — Tommi O'Reilly exits the field as Leo Castledine enters on 68.
  • 69' Another change for Shrewsbury Town FC made on 69 minute. John Marquis leaves to be changed by George Lloyd.
  • 71' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Steven Sessegnon is withdrawn and James Carragher gets his opportunity.
  • 76' It looks surprising Shrewsbury Town FC does not make any changes. Tommi O'Reilly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' Matthew Smith picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Smith departs to be replaced by Joe Hugill.
  • 82' Babajide Adeeko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. George Lloyd is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — card on 84.
  • 87' George Lloyd doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Luca Hoole. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Keane 4
Dale Taylor 2
Callum Lang 2
George Lloyd 1
Shaun Whalley 1
Oliver Norburn 1
Max Power 1
Josh Vela 1

Head to Head

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 2021-04-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-12-07 Cambridge United FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC L 2024-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-11-09 Burton Albion FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC53% Draw25% Shrewsbury Town FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
47%
Wigan Athletic FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC35% Draw45% Shrewsbury Town FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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