Bolton Wanderers FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Bolton Wanderers FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC University of Bolton Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

George Johnston 27' Y

Y 48' Jordan Cousins

Y 56' Callum Lang

Ricardo 64' Y

Y 77' Tom Pearce

Y 86' Gavin Massey

George Thomason 87' Y

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Bolton Wanderers FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–4	L
09 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
02 Oct	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–1	W
28 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	A	4–1	W
25 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
18 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	0–2	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	4–0	W
02 Oct	Gillingham FC	A	2–0	W
28 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–2	L
25 Sep	Cheltenham Town FC	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	Accrington Stanley FC	A	4–1	W
11 Sep	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#3	Position	#25
75	Points	0
46	Played	1
19 / 18 / 9	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
70	Scored	2
52	Conceded	3
+18	GD	-1
1.63	PPG	0.00
41%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 3rd (75 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts).

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' Three points are at stake. Bolton Wanderers FC host Wigan Athletic FC — let the battle begin!
5' Antoni Sarcevic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
6' Will Keane does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
11' Bolton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
16' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Charlie Wyke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' Bolton Wanderers FC have won 383 goals from 318 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Bolton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' A moment of madness from George Johnston on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bolton Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Evatt will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Oladapo Afolayan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' Jordan Cousins was booked on 48.
50' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Jordan Cousins by Tom Pearce on 50 minute.
51' James McClean adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
55' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Harry Brockbank has done his job and it is now time for Lloyd Isgrove to step up.
56' A moment of madness from Callum Lang on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
61' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Amadou Bakayoko is replaced by Elias Kachunga on 61 minute.
64' Ricardo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' Against the run of play, Callum Lang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ian Evatt might look to freshen things up shortly.
73' The supporters are chanting for George Thomason. He replaces Josh Sheehan on 73 minute.
77' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 77.
81' A goal from the Ireland international James McClean! He fires home on 81 to make it 0-4!
84' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace James McClean by Gavin Massey on 84 minute.
86' A moment of madness from Gavin Massey on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
87' George Thomason was booked on 87.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Wigan Athletic FC take all three points.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James McClean	3
Stephen Humphrys	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Will Keane	1
Will Buckley	1
Callum Lang	1
Will Grigg	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.34 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.43 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC36% Draw22% Wigan Athletic FC42%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	51%	49%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

64%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Wigan Athletic FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw34% Wigan Athletic FC34%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 3

4.1%

2 – 4

3.2%

4 – 2

1 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	11%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	16%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	16%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	12%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet