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 15 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Reeves
Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
Assistant 2 Ivan Stankovic

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.0 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	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

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

21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Wigan Athletic FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bolton Wanderers FC and Wigan Athletic FC get this one started.
5' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' England international Callum Lang has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
12' Charlie Wyke adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
17' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
22' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' Stephen Humphrys has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' The 23-year-old Babajide Adeeko has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Sean Clare has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
39' A quiet spell here at University of Bolton Stadium. Bolton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
44' Josh Dacres-Cogley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bolton Wanderers FC tonight.
45' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Aaron Morley as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Mendes Gomes steps in for Bolton Wanderers FC.
49' GOAL! Stephen Humphrys scores on 45.
53' Poor challenge from Jack Iredale. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
56' It’s gonna be a card for Kelland Watts.
60' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edmond-Paris Maghoma is hanging Josh Sheehan on the field on 60 minute.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bolton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' Stephen Humphrys makes way for Liam Morrison at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
72' Gethin Jones picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
75' What composure from Charlie Wyke! The England international strokes it home. 0-4.
76' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Victor Adeboyejo is withdrawn and Jon Bodvarsson gets his opportunity.
77' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Gethin Jones is replaced by Cameron Jerome.
79' James Balagizi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sean Clare on 79 minute.
80' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
85' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Will Forrester comes on to replace Jack Iredale.
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
Chris Forino-Joseph	1
Nick Powell	1
Gavin Massey	1
Will Keane	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.