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League One | Gameweek 16
Oct 28, 2023 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Shrewsbury Town

Wigan
2 - 0
Shrewsbury

Humphrys (35'), Lang (66')
Stones (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Sraha (15')
Dunkley (5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Shrewsbury Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 2-0 Oxford Utd
Tuesday, October 24 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury
Tuesday, October 24 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 2-1 Shrewsbury Town

Wigan would have taken confidence from their last two results, and with Shrewsbury struggling on the road, we think that the Latics will add three more points to their tally on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 51.19%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 23.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.56%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.94%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 0-1 (7.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawShrewsbury Town
51.19% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01) 25.15% (0.013999999999999 0.01) 23.65% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Both teams to score 49.98% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.55% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)52.45% (0.056000000000004 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.87% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)74.12% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.5% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)20.49% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.02% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)52.97% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Shrewsbury Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.87% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)37.13% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.08% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)73.92% (0.033999999999992 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 51.19%
    Shrewsbury Town 23.65%
    Draw 25.14%
Wigan AthleticDrawShrewsbury Town
1-0 @ 12.06% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 9.56% (0.004999999999999 0)
2-1 @ 9.47% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-0 @ 5.05% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 5% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.48% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-0 @ 2% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.98% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 0.98% (-0.003 -0)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 51.19%
1-1 @ 11.94%
0-0 @ 7.61% (0.017 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.69% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 25.14%
0-1 @ 7.54% (0.011 0.01)
1-2 @ 5.92% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 3.73% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 1.96% (-0.002 -0)
2-3 @ 1.55% (-0.004 -0)
0-3 @ 1.23% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 23.65%

How you voted: Wigan vs Shrewsbury

Wigan Athletic
66.7%
Draw
0.0%
Shrewsbury Town
33.3%
9
Head to Head
Apr 30, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 46
Shrewsbury
0-3
Wigan

Vela (61'), Leahy (90+3')
Vela (43' og.), Keane (50' pen., 65')
Dec 8, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Wigan
2-1
Shrewsbury
Darikwa (2'), Aasgaard (90+2')
Humphrys (90+6')
Bowman (39')
Daniels (89'), Cosgrove (90+1')
Nov 10, 2021 7pm
Group Stage
Wigan
2-0
Shrewsbury
Long (9'), Sze (53')
Smith (88')

Wilson (4'), Leahy (84')
Apr 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 43
Shrewsbury
1-2
Wigan
Norburn (66')
Vela (38'), Ebanks-Landell (76'), Whalley (90')
Keane (27'), Lang (45+1')
Ojo (82'), Gardner (90+1')
Dec 26, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 20
Wigan
1-1
Shrewsbury
Keane (47' pen.)
Whalley (66')
rhs 2.0
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