Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Blackpool FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 11,537 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Rhodes 4' 1–0
1–1 89' Josh Magennis
Kenneth Dougall 90+4' 2–1
Matthew Pennington 31' Y
Jensen Weir 37' Y
Y 52' Callum McManaman
Matty Virtue 65' Y
Y 70' Callum Lang
Y 90' Stephen Humphrys

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

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

5
3
2
Blackpool FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-15 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2021-01-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–5 Blackpool FC 2020-11-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
26 Aug Lincoln City FC A 0–3 L
19 Aug Leyton Orient FC H 0–0 D
15 Aug Port Vale FC H 0–0 D
12 Aug Exeter City FC A 0–0 D
05 Aug Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
19 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W
15 Aug Carlisle United FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Derby County FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Wigan Athletic FC
#20 Position #25
1 Points 0
1 Played 1
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
1 Scored 2
1 Conceded 3
+0 GD -1
1.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackpool FC launch into their encounter with Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 4' A goal from the Scotland international Jordan Rhodes! He fires home on 4 to make it 1-0!
  • 9' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. James Balagizi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Babajide Adeeko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Matthew Pennington catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 31.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Jensen Weir.
  • 42' Blackpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackpool FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
  • 52' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 52.
  • 57' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Sean Clare trudges off to be replaced by James Balagizi on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Matty Virtue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jensen Weir on 63 minute.
  • 64' Jonny Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum McManaman on 64 minute.
  • 65' Matty Virtue picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Callum Lang.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Josh Magennis comes on to replace Matthew Smith.
  • 79' 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.
  • 82' Owen Dale has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Beesley on 82 minute.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shaun Maloney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Josh Magennis makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' Stephen Humphrys catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Another three points for Blackpool FC.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jerry Yates 3
Ellis Simms 2
Curtis Tilt 1
Gary Madine 1
Josh Magennis 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
Kenneth Dougall 1
Sullay Kaikai 1

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-15 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2021-01-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–5 Blackpool FC 2020-11-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Blackpool FC Form

2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-08-19 Blackpool FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2023-08-15 Blackpool FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2023-08-12 Exeter City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2023-08-05 Blackpool FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-08-15 Carlisle United FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-08-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2023-08-05 Derby County FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC56% Draw23% Wigan Athletic FC21%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
44%
Blackpool FC or Wigan Athletic FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC41% Draw41% Wigan Athletic FC18%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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