Accrington Stanley FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Accrington Stanley FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Wham Stadium.
- Accrington Stanley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 1–4 L 11 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L 04 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–0 W 28 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–2 L 21 Aug Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–0 W 17 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Sep Accrington Stanley FC A 4–1 W 11 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W 28 Aug Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W 21 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 2–0 W 17 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 14 Aug Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wigan Athletic FC0-152/–16-301/131-45–/–46-601/–61-752/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Wham Stadium that hosts another battle between Accrington Stanley FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
- 5' Accrington Stanley FC is showing some good football. However, Accrington Stanley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 6' GOAL! Jack Whatmough scores on 6.
- 7' What a strike from Jack Whatmough! The score is 0-2.
- 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Accrington Stanley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 18' What a strike from Will Keane! The score is 0-3.
- 23' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 33' Tom Naylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Jones, as he is very good at scoring at Wham Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Max Power is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
- 41' Callum Lang was booked on 41.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Yeboah Amankwah. He replaces Jovan Malcolm on 46 minute.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 53' What a strike from Michael Nottingham! The score is 1-3.
- 58' GOAL! Charlie Wyke scores on 58. Assisted by Max Power
- 63' Accrington Stanley FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
- 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 73' Gwion Edwards is replacing Will Keane for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 79' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Callum Lang by Stephen Humphrys on 79 minute.
- 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Accrington Stanley FC that had 231 games and scored 314 goals.
- 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Nottingham on 86.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Jones. He replaces James McClean on 87 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.
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Lineups
Accrington Stanley FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 36
- 37
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- 4
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Sam Sherring ↓ John O'Sullivan 46'
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41
Jovan Malcolm ↓ Yeboah Amankwah 46'
Bench
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John O'Sullivan ↑ 46'
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- 28
- 35
- 14
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38
Yeboah Amankwah ↑ 46'
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Coach John ColemanWigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 5
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23
James McClean ↓ Jordan Jones 87'
- 27
- 12
- 8
- 9
- 6
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10
Will Keane ↓ Gwion Edwards 73'
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19
Callum Lang ↓ Stephen Humphrys 79'
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Bench
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7
Gwion Edwards ↑ 73'
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- 16
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39
Stephen Humphrys ↑ 79'
- 20
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Jordan Jones ↑ 87'
- 40
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Will Keane 3 Michael Nottingham 3 Joe Bennett 2 Cameron Burgess 2 Jack Whatmough 2 Charlie Wyke 2 Danny Gardner 1 Josh Magennis 1 Head to Head
Accrington Stanley FC Form
2021-09-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-09-04 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-08-28 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-08-21 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-08-17 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC WWigan Athletic FC Form
2021-09-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-08-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2021-08-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-08-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-08-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.37 Accrington Stanley FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.93 Wigan Athletic FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wigan Athletic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.3Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Accrington Stanley FC or Draw 54%Draw or Wigan Athletic FC 72%Accrington Stanley FC or Wigan Athletic FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual1 – 1 10.6%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 1 6.5%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.2%1 – 3 5.8%0 – 0 5.2%1 – 0 4.3%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 3 4%2 – 0 3.5%Asian Handicap — Accrington Stanley FC
Handicap Accrington Stanley FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 14% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 21% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 15% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.