WIGAN. Wigan Athletic prevailed over Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. A goal from T. Aasgaard was decisive in the 90min. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with an early goal of T. Darikwa at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Aasgaard gave the win to Wigan Athletic in the 90′ minute with a goal. Wigan Athletic was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Rock assisted by Billy Smallwood and Joe Clark. The 4th official was Alan Clayton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 80
- 52 Dangerous attack 27
- 135 Ball safe 126
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a superior ball possession 62% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (S. Humphrys). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Daniels and S. Cosgrove).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wigan Athletic will have 41 points like Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 19 points like Morecambe to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Ipswich Town on the 11th of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Ipswich Town (3 draws).
Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Doncaster Rovers on the 11th of December with a 5-5 head to head.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
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90'Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Tendayi Darikwa , Jack Whatmough , Curtis Tilt , Joe Bennett , Tom Naylor , Jordan Cousins , Gavin Massey , Will Keane , James McClean and Callum Lang .
The home team had on the bench: K. Watts, Jordan Jones, Thelo Aasgaard , Stephen Humphrys , James Jones, J. Kerr and Gwion Edwards .
Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of T. Aasgaard (injured).
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: J. Cousins for T. Aasgaard (42′), J. Bennett for G. Edwards (78′) and G. Massey for S. Humphrys (83′).
Best player: James McClean
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was James McClean even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Steve Cotterill played with: Marko Maroši , Matthew Pennington , Luke Leahy , George Nurse , Joshua Daniels , Elliott Bennett , Josh Vela , Nathanael Ogbeta , Daniel Udoh , Ryan Bowman and Tom Bloxham .
These were the players on the bench: T. Leshabela, Rekeil Pyke , H. Burgoyne, C. Caton, Sam Cosgrove , K. Craig and C. Wilson.
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 2 changes: R. Bowman for S. Cosgrove (53′) and T. Bloxham for R. Pyke (66′).
Best player: Daniel Udoh
The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Daniel Udoh.
His rating is with 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
