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

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League One · 2023-24

Bolton Wanderers FC

0 – 4

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Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 11:30 UTC University of Bolton Stadium 24,438 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Charlie Wyke

0–2 24' Stephen Humphrys

0–3 45+4' Stephen Humphrys

0–4 75' Charlie Wyke

Y 45' Stephen Humphrys

Jack Iredale 53' Y

Y 56' Kelland Watts

Gethin Jones 72' Y

Y 80' Babajide Adeeko

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 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Reeves
Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
Assistant 2 Ivan Stankovic

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 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
19 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–4	L
15 Aug	Fleetwood Town FC	H	3–1	W
12 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	A	3–0	W
05 Aug	Lincoln City FC	H	3–0	W
07 May	Bristol Rovers FC	A	3–2	W
29 Apr	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–0	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
08 May	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#5	Position	#16
75	Points	56
46	Played	46
19 / 18 / 9	W / D / L	14 / 14 / 18
70	Scored	49
52	Conceded	58
+18	GD	-9
1.63	PPG	1.22
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at University of Bolton Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bolton Wanderers FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
5' Bolton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
12' Charlie Wyke does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Humphrys, as he is very good at scoring at University of Bolton Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bolton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' The deadlock is broken! Stephen Humphrys gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
34' Kyle Dempsey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Evatt will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Stephen Humphrys has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' The whistle greets Aaron Morley as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Mendes Gomes.
49' Stephen Humphrys with the second goal in the match!
53' Jack Iredale is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
56' Kelland Watts catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 56.
60' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Josh Sheehan is replaced by Edmond-Paris Maghoma.
65' Bolton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
67' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Humphrys departs to be replaced by Liam Morrison.
72' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a card in front of him.
75' Charlie Wyke doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
76' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Victor Adeboyejo by Jon Bodvarsson on 76 minute.
77' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Gethin Jones by Cameron Jerome on 77 minute.
79' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Balagizi is hanging Sean Clare on the field on 79 minute.
80' Babajide Adeeko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
87' The whistle greets Jack Iredale as he departs to be replaced by Will Forrester.
Bolton Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
8
Josh Sheehan ↓ Edmond-Paris Maghoma 60'
14
Victor Adeboyejo ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 76'
22
Kyle Dempsey
2
Gethin Jones ↓ Cameron Jerome 77'
16
Aaron Morley ↓ Carlos Mendes Gomes 46'
27
Randell Williams
3
Jack Iredale ↓ Will Forrester 87'
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos
11
Dan N'Lundulu

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ben Amos
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 77'
14
Jordan Jones
21
Scott Smith ↑ 67'
4
Liam Morrison ↑ 67'
22
Chris Sze
24
James Balagizi ↑ 79'

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James McClean	3
Stephen Humphrys	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Michael Jacobs	1
Chris Forino-Joseph	1
Nick Powell	1
Gavin Massey	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-08-12 Cheltenham Town FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2023-08-05 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC W 2023-05-07 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2023-04-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

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 2023-05-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-04-29 Reading FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Wigan Athletic FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC41%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

68%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Wigan Athletic FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC25% Draw44% Wigan Athletic FC31%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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