AFC Wimbledon vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2026-27

AFC Wimbledon

1 – 0

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 13:00 UTC New Plough Lane 7,304 HT 45' · FT 45'

Myles Hippolyte 88' 1–0

Y 21' Archie Harris

Y 22' Gary Caldwell

Y 25' Jon Mellish

Y 45' Jensen Weir

Y 65' James Carragher

Steven Sessegnon 73' Y

Ollie Harrison 75' Y

Alistair Smith 77' Y

Steve Seddon 90' Y

Overview

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AFC Wimbledon vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at New Plough Lane.

AFC Wimbledon 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Marcus Carmichael (England)
Assistant 2 Michael Webb

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle FC	10	19
2	Bradford City AFC	9	17
3	Stockport County FC	9	16
4	Huddersfield Town AFC	9	16
5	Cambridge United FC	9	16
6	Reading FC	9	15
7	Sheffield Wednesday FC	8	15
8	Oxford United FC	7	14
9	Stevenage FC	8	12
10	Burton Albion FC	10	12
11	AFC Wimbledon	9	12
12	Leyton Orient FC	9	11
13	Luton Town FC	8	11
14	Mansfield Town FC	8	11
15	Wycombe Wanderers FC	9	10
16	Doncaster Rovers FC	8	9
17	Leicester City FC	8	9
18	Blackpool FC	8	8
19	Barnsley FC	8	8
20	Peterborough United FC	9	8
21	Bromley FC	8	8
22	Notts County FC	8	7
23	Milton Keynes Dons FC	8	6
24	Wigan Athletic FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

AFC Wimbledon 7 games · Avg 2.1 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon 2025-11-22 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-03-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon 2021-10-23 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

AFC Wimbledon

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
22 Aug	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
15 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–3	L
02 May	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–4	L
25 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–3	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–2	L
15 Aug	Cambridge United FC	A	2–3	L
02 May	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	H	0–1	L
19 Apr	Port Vale FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

AFC Wimbledon		Wigan Athletic FC
#11	Position	#24
12	Points	4
9	Played	8
3 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
7	Scored	5
10	Conceded	13
-3	GD	-8
1.33	PPG	0.50
33%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

56% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

13% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

AFC Wimbledon are 11th (12 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon

Jayden Stockley	4 G
Myles Hippolyte	3 G

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Wimbledon is hosting Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
5' AFC Wimbledon are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
10' AFC Wimbledon has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
12' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Akeel Higgins exits the field as Archie Harris enters on 12.
17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' Archie Harris has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 21.
22' Gary Caldwell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Jon Mellish is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — card on 25.
30' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' A quiet spell here at New Plough Lane. AFC Wimbledon seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' AFC Wimbledon currently sit 23 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' A moment of madness from Jensen Weir on 45 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Wimbledon and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Wimbledon is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The referee calls foul for James Carragher. He receives a card.
68' The AFC Wimbledon bench stirs into life. Ryan Johnson is withdrawn and Donnell McNeilly gets his opportunity.
73' AFC Wimbledon player sees a card in front of him.
74' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Luke Harris comes on to replace Sonny Perkins.
75' Ollie Harrison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
77' A moment of madness from Alistair Smith on 77 minutes earns him a card. AFC Wimbledon will be frustrated.
82' Alistair Smith, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
86' AFC Wimbledon manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Yiadom is hanging Isaac Ogundere on the field on 86 minute.
88' GOAL! Myles Hippolyte scores on 88. Assisted by Donnell McNeilly
90' Poor challenge from Steve Seddon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. AFC Wimbledon take all three points.

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Proctor	2
Joe Pigott	2
James McClean	1
Will Keane	1
Antwoine Hackford	1
Myles Hippolyte	1
George Dobson	1
Curtis Tilt	1

Head to Head

AFC Wimbledon Form

2026-08-30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-08-22 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Reading FC D 2026-08-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 AFC Wimbledon L 2026-05-02 AFC Wimbledon 0–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-08-30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-08-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-05-02 Stevenage FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L 2026-04-19 Port Vale FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.92 AFC Wimbledon xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + AFC Wimbledon or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Wimbledon43% Draw33% Wigan Athletic FC24%

Actual: AFC Wimbledon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 1.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	23%	77%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

AFC Wimbledon or Draw

76%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

57%

AFC Wimbledon or Wigan Athletic FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Wimbledon23% Draw60% Wigan Athletic FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

21.8%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 1

12.4%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

2.3%

3 – 0

2.3%

3 – 1

1.9%

1 – 3

1.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Wimbledon

Handicap	AFC Wimbledon covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	23%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	18%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.