Exeter City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Exeter City FC

1 – 1

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Wigan Athletic FC

Tue 8 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC St. James Park 5,382 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 51' Dale Taylor pen

Reece Cole 69' 1–1

Jack Fitzwater 33' Y

Y 40' Jensen Weir

Y 65' Scott Smith

Y 76' Babajide Adeeko

Overview

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Exeter City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at St. James Park.

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Rock
Assistant 1 Samuel Fudge (England)
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 18.2 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

Exeter City FC 7 games · Avg 1.9 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-08 Exeter City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Exeter City FC 2024-02-10 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2023-11-04 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-10-21 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
05 Apr	Stockport County FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	2–1	W
29 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
22 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
05 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–2	L
08 Mar	Cambridge United FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% 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 ball is rolling at St. James Park. Exeter City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wigan Athletic FC.
5' Jason Kerr is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Exeter City FC so far.
10' Exeter City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Jack Fitzwater has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 65 appearances.
20' Exeter City FC is showing some good football. However, Exeter City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
33' Jack Fitzwater is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Exeter City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 40.
45' It looks surprising Exeter City FC does not make any changes. Jon Mellish has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dale Taylor makes it 0-1.
56' Exeter City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Scott Smith on 65 minutes.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Reece Cole makes it 1-1.
71' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Scott Smith exits the field as Babajide Adeeko enters on 71.
76' Babajide Adeeko picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Jon Mellish is ready to make an impact after coming on for Owen Dale at the 81 minute mark.
84' The supporters are chanting for Caleb Watts. He replaces Reece Cole on 84 minute.
88' The Exeter City FC bench stirs into life. Joel Colwill is withdrawn and Ed Francis gets his opportunity.
90' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 90 minute. Harry McHugh leaves to be changed by Toby Sibbick.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Toby Sibbick ↑ 90'
2
Jon Mellish ↑ 81'
20
Callum McManaman
44
Joseph Hungbo
18
Jonny Smith ↑ 81'
16
Babajide Adeeko ↑ 71'
12
Tom Watson

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Aitchison	1
Dale Taylor	1
Reece Cole	1
Martial Godo	1
Charlie Kelman	1
Mohamed Eisa	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2025-04-08 Exeter City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-05 Exeter City FC 0–2 Stockport County FC L 2025-04-01 Barnsley FC 1–2 Exeter City FC W 2025-03-29 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-03-22 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D 2025-03-15 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Exeter City FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-04-08 Exeter City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-05 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-03-15 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-03-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.97 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC34% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

66%

Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC21% Draw53% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

2.8%

0 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	22%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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