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Accrington Stanley FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Accrington Stanley FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Wham Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
David Morgan 63' Y
Dion Charles 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Accrington Stanley FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Wham Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Oldham
  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Referee Steve Rushton
  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
3
Accrington Stanley FC 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-12-12 Wigan Athletic FC 4–3 Accrington Stanley FC

Recent Form

Accrington Stanley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–1 W
17 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
13 Mar Milton Keynes Dons FC A 2–3 L
09 Mar Bristol Rovers FC A 1–4 L
06 Mar Swindon Town FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Accrington Stanley FC A 1–3 L
16 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–0 W
06 Mar Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–0 W
02 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L
27 Feb Peterborough United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Accrington Stanley FC get us underway at Wham Stadium.
  • 1' The England Callum Lang breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 0-1!
  • 3' Cameron Burgess is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 8' George Johnston has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' Joe Maguire is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Accrington Stanley FC tonight.
  • 15' Michael Nottingham doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Accrington Stanley FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamie Proctor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Will Keane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Curtis Tilt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Accrington Stanley FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Accrington Stanley FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 60' 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.
  • 61' GOAL! Dion Charles fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 63' David Morgan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Gardner departs to be replaced by Jamie Proctor.
  • 69' David Morgan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Accrington Stanley FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Joe Dodoo trudges off to be replaced by Will Keane on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Accrington Stanley FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' It is a substitution in Accrington Stanley FC team. Harvey Rodgers is replaced by Harrison Perritt on 85 minute.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dion Charles on 89.
  • Another three points for Accrington Stanley FC.

Lineups

Accrington Stanley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Coleman

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Nottingham 3
Will Keane 3
Cameron Burgess 2
Jack Whatmough 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Joe Bennett 2
Joe Pritchard 1
Mark Hughes 1

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-12-12 Wigan Athletic FC 4–3 Accrington Stanley FC

Accrington Stanley FC Form

2021-03-20 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-03-17 Accrington Stanley FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L 2021-03-13 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–2 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-03-09 Bristol Rovers FC 4–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-03-06 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W 2021-03-02 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2021-03-20 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-03-16 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2021-03-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-03-06 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2021-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2021-02-27 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Accrington Stanley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Accrington Stanley FC45% Draw25% Wigan Athletic FC30%
Actual: Accrington Stanley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Accrington Stanley FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
55%
Accrington Stanley FC or Wigan Athletic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Accrington Stanley FC33% Draw43% Wigan Athletic FC24%
Actual: Accrington Stanley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Accrington Stanley FC

Handicap Accrington Stanley FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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