Mike Dodds has perfected one area of his Wycombe Wanderers side - he must work on another to oust Wrexham | OneFootball

Mike Dodds has seemingly perfected Wycombe's defence, but he must help the attack find its form again to beat Wrexham to promotion.

Wycombe Wanderers got a hugely important three points under their belt on Tuesday evening, beating Huddersfield Town 1-0 at the John Smith's Stadium.

After an end-to-end first-half, Daniel Udoh put the Chairboys ahead with just under 30 minutes to play on his full return to the starting lineup. The Nigerian's goal brought a drought of nearly 60 shots without a goal to an end.

Wycombe have now narrowed the gap between themselves and Wrexham to three points with five games remaining. The victory last night was a hugely important one, as anything but maximum points would've left Wanderers with a mountain to climb.

Another clean sheet was also a positive to sweeten the victory. The shutout last night was the seventh of Mike Dodds' 13-game stint as head coach so far. However, whilst the defensive setup looks spot on, there's still plenty of work to do going forwards if Wycombe want to catch their Welsh rivals.

Wycombe finding defensive stability under Mike Dodds

In the first half of the season under former boss Matt Bloomfield, Wycombe sometimes found clean sheets a commodity, as their expansive and attacking brand of football often left them more vulnerable at the back. Regardless of this, they were often able to outscore their opponents to collect three points.

Since Dodds' arrival in early February, no team in League One has conceded fewer goals than Wycombe. The Blues have let in just seven goals in their last 12 league fixtures, with an average of 0.54 goals conceded per 90 minutes, and seven clean sheets.

Even more impressively, only four of those seven goals have come from open play, as the other three were penalties. It's been over a calendar year since the Buckinghamshire side lost a game by more than a single goal, and the current backline breathes confidence into the rest of the squad.

Wanderers do need to be more careful in the box when it comes to conceding penalties, but the shape that Dodds employs keeps his defensive unit rigid and extremely difficult to break down. Based off this evidence, it's fair to say the 38-year-old has got his defensive structure bang on the money.

Dodds must now help Wycombe regain attacking confidence to oust Wrexham

On the opposite side of the scale, the head coach believes Wycombe's attacking play should've potentially earned them five extra points in their previous two games before Huddersfield. The Chairboys mustered 50 shots in 180 minutes of football, with none of them finding the back of the net. This was rather unexpected, given their reputation for being lethal in front of goal earlier in the season.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly why Wanderers struggled to finish the chances they created, but that streak finally came to an end on Tuesday night thanks to Udoh. Dodds opted to play two strikers, which allowed the ex-Shrewsbury Town man to link up nicely with Richard Kone, who looked slightly isolated in the last two games.

Tuesday's triumph over the Terriers was a massive confidence boost for Dodds' men, as they ended their frustrating streak in front of goal, and cranked the pressure back up on Wrexham. Whilst the defence looks strong, there's certainly still work to do in front of goal, but ending the drought was key heading into the final five games of the season.

The former Sunderland interim boss mentioned that those frustrations from Shrewsbury and Reading may come out in full force, and Wycombe put their first foot on the ladder in letting them out at Huddersfield. To beat the Red Dragons to that final automatic promotion spot, Dodds must hope his side have now found the key to unlocking defences once again.