Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

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

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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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Exeter City FC and Wigan Athletic FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Will Aimson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Fitzwater on 33.
  • 38' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jensen Weir.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Exeter City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' Dale Taylor doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Exeter City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Scott Smith. He receives a card.
  • 69' Goal! Reece Cole scores his 11 goal in 10 matches.
  • 71' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Scott Smith has done his job and it is now time for Babajide Adeeko to step up.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a card for Babajide Adeeko.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Jon Mellish. He replaces Owen Dale on 81 minute.
  • 84' The Exeter City FC manager makes a substitution. Reece Cole departs to be replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 88' Exeter City FC make a change. Joel Colwill trudges off to be replaced by Ed Francis on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Toby Sibbick comes on to replace Harry McHugh.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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