Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Exeter City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

1
3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Exeter City FC Wigan Athletic FC
#4 Position #25
49 Points 0
46 Played 1
12 / 13 / 21 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
52 Scored 2
61 Conceded 3
-9 GD -1
1.07 PPG 0.00
26% Win % 0%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Exeter City FC are 4th (49 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts).

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' KICK OFF: Exeter City FC gets underway.
  • 5' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Caldwell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' Jack Fitzwater is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Jensen Weir argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 45' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 50' Scott Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Dale Taylor makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 56' Jon Mellish, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Joe Whitworth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Scott Smith is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — card on 65.
  • 69' Magnificent from Reece Cole! That is 11 goals in 10 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Babajide Adeeko comes on to replace Scott Smith.
  • 76' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 81' Jon Mellish has so much to prove this time. He replaces Owen Dale on 81 minute.
  • 84' The whistle greets Reece Cole as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Exeter City FC. Joel Colwill is replaced by Ed Francis.
  • 90' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toby Sibbick is hanging Harry McHugh on the field on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Exeter City FC 1-1 Wigan Athletic FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.81 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC43% Draw25% Wigan Athletic FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
57%
Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC32% Draw42% Wigan Athletic FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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