Wigan Athletic vs Shrewsbury Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Wigan Athletic will be hosting Shrewsbury Town on Wednesday evening looking for the victory that will see them keep pace at the top of the League One standings.

Meanwhile, Shrewsbury Town are heading into the match at the DW Stadium sitting just above the relagation zone, after losing just one of their last five league outings.

Wigan have been performing impressively in recent weeks, the Latics winning just two of their last nine away matches by more than a one-goal margin.

Remaining unbeaten over those matches has retained their tag of the title favourites, and taking advantage of their game in hand in the future would put them three points clear in first place.

After having collected 10 points from a possible 12 in the league, Wigan turned to FA Cup action on Sunday, eventually prevailing from a tough tie with a 2-1 victory at Colchester United.

Callum Lang scored the brace of the day for Wigan, the 23-year-old having now contributed five goals from his last four appearances in all competitions.

However, on the negative note, Wigan have gone five games without recording a clean sheet, the last time that they shut out the opposition coming on November 10 against Shrewsbury in the EFL Trophy.

Wigan will be facing Shrewsbury at a time when Shropshire side are very much on the upward of form, with that setback at the DW Stadium one of just two defeats in eight matches.

Recently, Shresbury have collected four points in League One against Sunderland and Charlton Athletic, capitalising on the poor form of the teams around them.

Saturday’s 2-1 away victory at Carlisle United in the FA Cup made it three games unbeaten in all competitions.

Daniel Udoh’s three-game scoring run ended, but Ryan Bowman scored for the first time since a hat-trick against Cambridge United on October 23.

Wigan Athletic vs Shrewsbury Town head to head

The two clubs have previously met in 9 occasions across all competitions, and Wigan are leading with 4 victories against 2 of Shrewsbury and they have drawn 3. Wigan have scored 13 goals and conceded 9. In their last five, Wigan have won two while Shrewsbury have won one with two draws.

Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Wigan Athletic 09/09/17

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Shrewsbury Town 26/12/17

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Shrewsbury Town 26/12/20

Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wigan Athletic 20/04/21

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town 10/11/21

Wigan Athletic latest home form

Wigan Athletic have recently been on a relatively good form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last three matches, their last defeat coming against Lincoln City on October 26. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two in all competitions.

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons 19/10/21

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Lincoln 26/10/21

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Burton Albion 30/10/21

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Solihull Moors 06/11/21

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town 10/11/21

Wigan Athletic latest away form

Wigan have enjoyed a long run of good form on the road recently, having gone unbeaten for eight successive matches. In their last five, they have won four and drawn one. Two victories have been in the FA Cup and one in the EFL Trophy through penalties after a 1-1 draw with Accrington Stanley

Solihull Moors 1-2(E) Wigan Athletic 16/11/21

Cambridge United 2-2 Wigan Athletic 23/11/21

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan Athletic 27/11/21

Accrington Stanley 1-1(p) Wigan Athletic 30/11/21

Colchester United 1-2 Wigan Athletic 05/12/21

Shrewsbury Town latest home form

Shrewsbury have been in the recent weeks on a good run of form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last five matches. They last lost at home to Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 on September 28. In their last five, they have won four and drawn one.

Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Wolves U21 05/10/21

Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons 16/10/21

Shrewsbury Town 4-1 Cambridge United 23/10/21

Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Sunderland 23/11/21

Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Charlton Athletic 27/11/21

Shrewsbury Town latest away form

Salop won their last away match with a 2-1 victory over Carlisle United in the FA Cup on December 4. However, they have been on an unstable form, without producing regular victories. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two in all competitions.

Lincoln City 1-1 Shrewsbury Town 30/10/21

Stratford Town 1-5 Shrewsbury Town 07/11/21

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town 10/11/21

Cheltanham Town 2-1 Shrewsbury Town 20/11/21

Carlisle United 1-2 Shrewsbury Town 04/12/21

Wigan Athletic news

Goalkeeper Ben Amos will be making a return to let his deputy Jamie Jones to rest after he was given an outing in the FA Cup.

Curtis Tilt, Tom Naylor, James McClean,Tendayi Darikwa and Thelo Aasgaard are all likely to come back into the starting lineup.

Shrewsbury news

Joshua Daniels returned to the squad for the Carlisle game, and is would be an alternative for George Nurse after he deputised at right wing-back at the weekend.

Rekeil Pyke is likely to come back after a minor hamstring injury, but Cotterill is likely to be without Ethan Ebanks-Landell after a recurrence of the same issue.

Predictions and Odds

Shrewsbury took a victory in the FA Cup at the weekend, which will give them more confidence coming into this match, but given the inconsistency in their away matches, they may fall short here. Wigan also are coming into the game off the back of a victory and we expect then to win at home.

Odds: 1 1.77 X 3.45 2 3.72