Sunday , 16 August 2026

Accrington Stanley FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Accrington Stanley FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Wham Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Max Power
Y 40' Callum Lang
Y 41' Callum Lang
Ross Sykes 63' Y
Michael Nottingham 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
Accrington Stanley FC 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC 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
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
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Wham Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Accrington Stanley FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' 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 Jordan Cousins suffering a number of foals already.
  • 6' Jack Whatmough has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 7' Magnificent from Jack Whatmough! That is 10 goals in 371 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' Jordan Jones is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Accrington Stanley FC so far.
  • 17' Jovan Malcolm needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' What a strike from Will Keane! The score is 0-3.
  • 23' Accrington Stanley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' Stephen Humphrys has been relatively quiet despite scoring 53 goals in his last 51 appearances.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' 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.
  • 40' Max Power was booked on 40.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Callum Lang.
  • 46' Yeboah Amankwah is replacing Jovan Malcolm for the Accrington Stanley FC side.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Brilliant from the ! Michael Nottingham makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 58' Charlie Wyke adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ross Sykes.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Will Keane is replaced by Gwion Edwards.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Callum Lang by Stephen Humphrys on 79 minute.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' Michael Nottingham picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The crowd applauds James McClean as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Jones steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 1-4 the final result. Accrington Stanley FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Will Keane 3
Michael Nottingham 3
Jack Whatmough 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Joe Bennett 2
Cameron Burgess 2
Danny Gardner 1
Josh Magennis 1

Head to Head

2021-09-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC 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

2021-09-18 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 W

Wigan 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Accrington Stanley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Accrington Stanley FC28% Draw25% Wigan Athletic FC47%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Accrington Stanley FC22% Draw42% Wigan Athletic FC36%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 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.