Saturday , 14 November 2026

Blackpool FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Blackpool FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Mon 28 Oct 2024 · 20:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 10,226 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Dion Rankine
0–2 41' Matthew Smith
Jason Kerr og 45+1' 1–2
Will Aimson og 90+2' 2–2
Sonny Carey 32' Y
Y 50' Tyrese Francois
Y 56' Dion Rankine
Oliver Casey 61' Y
Y 69' Silko Thomas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Fyvie
  • Assistant 2 Tom Cooke (England)
6 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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 Blackpool FC 13 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 15 12
22 Barnsley FC 13 10
23 Peterborough United FC 13 10
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

5
3
2
Blackpool FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC 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

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
22 Oct Peterborough United FC A 1–5 L
19 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
05 Oct Mansfield Town FC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Burton Albion FC H 3–0 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–2 D
22 Oct Mansfield Town FC H 1–2 L
19 Oct Cambridge United FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Stockport County FC A 0–0 D
01 Oct Peterborough United FC H 3–0 W
28 Sep Exeter City FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Wigan Athletic FC
#19 Position #21
12 Points 12
13 Played 15
3 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 9
17 Scored 12
22 Conceded 23
-5 GD -11
0.92 PPG 0.80
23% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Blackpool FC are 19th (12 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 21st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Blackpool FC
Jerry Yates 3 G
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Finley Munroe 1 G
Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackpool FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Bruce will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' GOAL! Dion Rankine fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Sonny Carey. He receives a card.
  • 37' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Tyrese Francois has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Matthew Smith doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A goal from the Scotland international Jason Kerr! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-3!
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tyrese Francois on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Nigeria international Michael Olakigbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Dion Rankine is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Oliver Casey on 61 minutes earns him a card. Blackpool FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' Luke Robinson is replacing Calvin Ramsay for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 67' Another substitution for Blackpool FC to replace Ashley Fletcher by Jordan Rhodes on 67 minute.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Silko Thomas.
  • 74' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 76' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Dion Rankine has done his job and it is now time for Jonny Smith to step up.
  • 78' Dominic Ballard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Casey on 78 minute.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jerry Yates 3
Ellis Simms 2
Kenneth Dougall 1
Sullay Kaikai 1
Scott Smith 1
Marvin Ekpiteta 1
Matthew Smith 1
Dion Rankine 1

Head to Head

2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC 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

Blackpool FC Form

2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-10-22 Peterborough United FC 5–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2024-10-05 Mansfield Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2024-10-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-09-28 Blackpool FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-10-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC L 2024-10-19 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-10-05 Stockport County FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W 2024-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.57 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC46% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
54%
Blackpool FC or Wigan Athletic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC34% Draw47% Wigan Athletic FC19%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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