Crewe Alexandra FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Crewe Alexandra FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Tue 15 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC Mornflake Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Zac Williams 54' Y

Y 62' Joe Bennett

Y 63' Tendayi Darikwa

Luke Murphy 82' Y

Chris Porter 89' Y

Overview

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Crewe Alexandra FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Mornflake Stadium.

Crewe Alexandra FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

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

Crewe Alexandra FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-02-15 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-04-17 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Crewe Alexandra FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	1–3	L
05 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L
26 Feb	Cheltenham Town FC	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	0–1	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–0	W
26 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	0–3	L
22 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% 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' The wait is over. Wigan Athletic FC get us underway at Mornflake Stadium.
5' A quiet spell here at Mornflake Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Max Power has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
15' Crewe Alexandra 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' 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.
35' Crewe Alexandra FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
40' England international Tom Pearce has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' GOAL! Josh Magennis fires home to make it 0-1!
48' Josh Lundstram needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
53' Will Keane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
54' Zac Williams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
59' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Joe Bennett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tendayi Darikwa.
65' Luke Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zac Williams at the 65 minute mark.
69' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Joe Bennett has done his job and it is now time for Tom Pearce to step up.
74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 387 games and scored 410 goals.
78' Chris Porter is replacing Josh Lundstram for the Crewe Alexandra FC side.
82' Crewe Alexandra FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
86' Graeme Shinnie is replacing Tom Naylor for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
89' Chris Porter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
Crewe Alexandra FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	1
Josh Magennis	1
Mikael Mandron	1
Harry Pickering	1
Luke Offord	1
Joe Dodoo	1
Lee Evans	1
James McClean	1

Head to Head

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-03-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-03-08 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC L 2022-03-05 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2022-02-26 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-02-22 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Oxford United FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-03-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-03-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2022-02-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Crewe Alexandra FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crewe Alexandra FC25% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC47%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Crewe Alexandra FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

75%

Crewe Alexandra FC or Wigan Athletic FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crewe Alexandra FC18% Draw49% Wigan Athletic FC33%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

11.7%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Crewe Alexandra FC

Handicap	Crewe Alexandra FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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