Burton Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Burton Albion FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Burton Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One .

Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richie Watkins (England)

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

Burton Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-12-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC 2025-04-29 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC 2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Northampton Town FC	H	5–1	W
20 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	2–2	D
13 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	Brackley Town FC	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Burton Albion FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Bradford City AFC	A	1–2	L
20 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	Barrow AFC	H	6–5	W
02 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#17	Position	#16
54	Points	56
46	Played	46
13 / 15 / 18	W / D / L	14 / 14 / 18
50	Scored	49
60	Conceded	58
-10	GD	-9
1.17	PPG	1.22
28%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Burton Albion FC are 17th (54 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Burton Albion FC to score. At the same time, Wigan Athletic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyle Joseph	3
Joe Powell	3
Rumarn Burrell	2
Will Keane	2
John Brayford	2
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Jon Bodvarsson	1
Ronan Darcy	1

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-26 Burton Albion FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-12-20 Stevenage FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2025-12-13 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-12-08 Brackley Town FC 1–3 Burton Albion FC W 2025-12-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-12-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-12-06 Wigan Athletic FC 6–5 Barrow AFC W 2025-12-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC35% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC34%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

65%

Burton Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC25% Draw51% Wigan Athletic FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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