Sunday , 16 August 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)

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
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Blackpool FC welcome Wigan Athletic FC for this crunch clash at Bloomfield Road.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Dion Rankine adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' Sonny Carey, a England , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackpool FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a card for Sonny Carey.
  • 37' 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.
  • 41' Magnificent from Matthew Smith! That is 5 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Jason Kerr makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 50' Tyrese Francois catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
  • 55' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a card for Dion Rankine.
  • 61' Blackpool FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 66' Luke Robinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Calvin Ramsay at the 66 minute mark.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Ashley Fletcher as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Rhodes steps in for Blackpool FC.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Silko Thomas gets a card.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Jonny Smith is replacing Dion Rankine for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Blackpool FC team. Oliver Casey is replaced by Dominic Ballard on 78 minute.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Scotland international Robert Apter has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 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
James McClean 1
Curtis Tilt 1
Gary Madine 1
Josh Magennis 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
Kenneth Dougall 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
2 / 4
2.06 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC50% Draw24% Wigan Athletic FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
50%
Blackpool FC or Wigan Athletic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC39% Draw41% Wigan Athletic FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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