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

Full Time

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 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Reeves
Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
Assistant 2 Ivan Stankovic

7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

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

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Wigan Athletic FC gets underway.
5' Callum McManaman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 385 appearances.
10' It’s high time Ian Evatt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
12' Charlie Wyke doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stephen Humphrys makes no mistake. 0-2!
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Victor Adeboyejo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
39' The 30-year-old Kyle Dempsey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' The referee calls foul for Stephen Humphrys. He receives a card.
46' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron Morley departs to be replaced by Carlos Mendes Gomes.
49' Stephen Humphrys is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Iredale.
56' That looks like a foul for a card for Kelland Watts.
60' Edmond-Paris Maghoma is replacing Josh Sheehan for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' The crowd applauds Stephen Humphrys as he leaves the pitch. Liam Morrison steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
72' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
75' A stunning finish from Charlie Wyke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
76' The crowd applauds Victor Adeboyejo as he leaves the pitch. Jon Bodvarsson steps in for Bolton Wanderers FC.
77' A change in the Bolton Wanderers FC ranks — Gethin Jones exits the field as Cameron Jerome enters on 77.
79' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Sean Clare by James Balagizi on 79 minute.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Babajide Adeeko argues furiously but the card stands.
85' Matthew Smith is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
87' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Will Forrester comes on to replace Jack Iredale.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.

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
Stephen Humphrys	3
James McClean	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Callum Lang	1
Will Grigg	1
Sammy Ameobi	1
Gary O'Neil	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

1.21 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC28% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC45%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

72%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Wigan Athletic FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC20% Draw44% Wigan Athletic FC36%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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