Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cheltenham Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Cheltenham Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Lewis Freestone og
Liam Sercombe pen 32' 1–1
Tom Pett 27' Y
Y 39' Omar Rekik
Liam Sercombe 45' Y
Y 58' Jordan Jones
Y 65' Liam Shaw

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Brook
  • Assistant 1 Justin Amey
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Cheltenham Town FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-11 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-01-29 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-09-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov AFC Wimbledon A 1–5 L
28 Oct Port Vale FC A 2–1 W
24 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–3 L
21 Oct Cambridge United FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 1–1 D
07 Nov Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Exeter City FC A 2–0 W
31 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 2–3 L
28 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Completely-Suzuki Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cheltenham Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Lewis Freestone makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' Wales international Ben Williams has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' The whistle greets Steven Sessegnon as he departs to be replaced by Scott Smith.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Pett.
  • 32' GOAL! Liam Sercombe fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 37' It’s high time Darrell Clarke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Omar Rekik picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cheltenham Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Sercombe on 45 minutes.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Completely-Suzuki Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Kelland Watts. He replaces Babajide Adeeko on 57 minute.
  • 58' That is a card for Wigan Athletic FC. Jordan Jones will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 65' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 65.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Cheltenham Town FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
  • 74' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Callum Lang exits the field as Josh Stones enters on 74.
  • 75' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Martial Godo is withdrawn and Callum McManaman gets his opportunity.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Cheltenham Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cheltenham Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Wyke 1
Callum Lang 1
Liam Sercombe 1
Matty Taylor 1

Head to Head

2023-11-11 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-01-29 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-09-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2023-11-11 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-11-04 AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-10-28 Port Vale FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-10-24 Blackpool FC 3–2 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-10-21 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC W 2023-10-07 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Derby County FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-11-11 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-11-07 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-11-04 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Charlton Athletic FC L 2023-10-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-10-24 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.97 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Cheltenham Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cheltenham Town FC33% Draw32% Wigan Athletic FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
67%
Cheltenham Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC21% Draw54% Wigan Athletic FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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