Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2020-21
Charlton Athletic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC The Valley HT 45+17' · FT 45+8'
Chris Gunter 23' Y
Y 39' Will Keane
Ben Watson 47' Y
Y 64' Lee Evans
Y 67' Gavin Massey
Paul Smyth 69' Y
Y 85' Thomas James

Overview

Match Preview

Charlton Athletic FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at The Valley.

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Tranter
  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee G. Read
  • Referee Darren Blunden

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

5
2
3
Charlton Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-07-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
03 Oct Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
27 Sep Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–3 L
12 Sep Crewe Alexandra FC A 2–0 W
22 Jul Leeds United FC A 0–4 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
10 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–3 L
03 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W
19 Sep Gillingham FC H 2–3 L
13 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The Valley!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The 38-year-old Joe Garner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at The Valley. Charlton Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Charlton Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Chris Gunter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. Conor Washington has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 44' Charlton Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' Ben Watson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Paul Smyth is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Omar Bogle. He replaces Chuks Aneke on 63 minute.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Lee Evans on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' Jake Forster-Caskey puts Charlton Athletic FC on the lead.
  • 67' Gavin Massey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Paul Smyth is booked for Charlton Athletic FC — Yellow card on 69.
  • 73' Ben Purrington gets the nod from Charlton Athletic FC. He replaces Andrew Shinnie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlton Athletic FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' Charlton Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Wigan Athletic FC. Thomas James will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Paul Smyth is replaced by Conor Washington.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Charlton Athletic FC 1-0 Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Sheridan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfie May 2
Charlie Kelman 2
Chuks Aneke 2
Matt Godden 2
Stephen Humphrys 2
Chey Dunkley 2
Corey Blackett-Taylor 1
Macauley Bonne 1

Head to Head

2020-10-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-07-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2020-10-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-10-03 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2020-09-27 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC L 2020-09-19 Charlton Athletic FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-09-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-07-22 Leeds United FC 4–0 Charlton Athletic FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-10-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-10-03 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-09-26 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-09-19 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Gillingham FC L 2020-09-13 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.23 Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Charlton Athletic FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC44% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC26%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
56%
Charlton Athletic FC or Wigan Athletic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC28% Draw52% Wigan Athletic FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap Charlton Athletic FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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