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Bristol Rovers FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Bristol Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Tue 23 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Scott Wootton
Y 59' Luke Robinson
Y 88' Gavin Massey

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Carl Brook
  • Referee Chris Husband
  • Referee Andy Hendley
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 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

1
1
4
Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 1–2 L
20 Feb Gillingham FC A 0–2 L
16 Feb Portsmouth FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Oxford United FC H 0–2 L
06 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D
02 Feb Accrington Stanley FC A 1–6 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
20 Feb Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Hull City AFC H 0–5 L
14 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W
06 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 2–3 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% 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' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Alfie Kilgour, a England , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Scott Wootton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Viv Solomon-Otabor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Curtis Tilt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 397 appearances.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol Rovers FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' Callum Lang puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Robinson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Bristol Rovers FC — Zain Westbrooke on, Edward Upson off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Alex Rodman as he leaves the pitch. Ali Koiki steps in for Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 69' The England Luke McCormick breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-1!
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gavin Massey is hanging Viv Solomon-Otabor on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Sam Nicholson as he leaves the pitch. James Daly steps in for Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 86' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Luke McCormick by Erhun Oztumer on 86 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gavin Massey.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bristol Rovers FC.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonny Smith 2
Joe Hugill 2
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Callum Lang 1
Luke Chambers 1
Scott Wootton 1
Luke McCormick 1
James Carragher 1

Head to Head

2021-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2021-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-02-20 Gillingham FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-02-16 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-02-09 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Oxford United FC L 2021-02-06 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2021-02-02 Accrington Stanley FC 6–1 Bristol Rovers FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2021-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-02-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2021-02-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–5 Hull City AFC L 2021-02-14 Oxford United FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-02-09 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-02-06 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 AFC Wimbledon L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Wigan Athletic FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC33% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC36%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
67%
Bristol Rovers FC or Wigan Athletic FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC23% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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