CCFootballVlogs’ Wigan Athletic vs Shrewsbury Town Match Preview

​Shrewsbury Town will host Wigan Athletic at Croud Meadow on Friday, April 18, 2025, with kickoff scheduled for 15:00 PM BST.

Current Standings and Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town: 24th

Shrewsbury’s season has been no short of disastrous, bottom of league one, multiple different managers, and multiple failed takeovers. Going into this game, the Salopians have failed to register 3 points in their last 5, managing 3 defeats & 2 draws. It’s fair to say that Gareth Ainsworth’s departure to Gillingham came as quite the shock and the man they deemed as his replacement was Michael Appleton, an experienced manager with plenty of EFL experience. It’s going to take something very special for Town to get the result.

Wigan Athletic: 17th

Wigan approach this game, coming off the back off a well earnt point against Shrewsbury’s rivals Wrexham. A game in which saw massive improvement in Wigan’s performance, and you could argue that this is a must win game for the latics, facing a side in such dire form.

Head-to-Head Record

Wigan Wins: 11

Draws: 9

Shrewsbury Wins: 5

Players to Watch

Wigan Athletic:

• Sam Tickle – Tickle remains as consistent as ever, a big part of this current defensive force Ryan Lowe is implementing
• James Carragher – One of Wigan’s true future stars, Carragher has certainly been effectively showcasing his defensive force recently, and he really is one of our best players at the moment.

Shrewsbury Town:

• Josh Feeney
• Morgan Feeney
• Taylor Perry
• Leo Castledine

Predicted Lineup:

Wigan:

Match Predictions

Curtis’ Prediction: Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic

💭 As much as I think it would be optimistic for us to score I do think that it is important to understand that Shrewsbury have lost some key players in the last few windows, and like us they haven’t scored a lot of goals. Therefore, I think we could either get lucky or make the most of this game as it is definitely one of the easier ones in our final run in.

Charlie’s Prediction: Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic

💭 Perfectly summed up by Curtis.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Predictions

ChatGPT: Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic

“Wigan are in stronger form and Shrewsbury are struggling near the bottom of the table.”

Grok: Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wigan Athletic

“Wigan’s historical dominance and recent form suggest they’ll edge out a narrow victory.”