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

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League One · 2024-25

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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 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

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	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

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

Season Stats

Exeter City FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#21	Position	#16
49	Points	56
46	Played	46
12 / 13 / 21	W / D / L	14 / 14 / 18
52	Scored	49
61	Conceded	58
-9	GD	-9
1.07	PPG	1.22
26%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Exeter City FC are 21st (49 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Exeter City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Exeter City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Jensen Weir has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 380 appearances.
15' Joel Colwill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
33' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Fitzwater.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Poor challenge from Jensen Weir. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sam Tickle suffering a number of foals already.
50' Ilmari Niskanen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
51' What a strike from Dale Taylor! The score is 0-1.
56' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
61' Exeter City FC have won 203 goals from 198 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' It’s gonna be a card for Scott Smith.
69' The England Reece Cole breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-1!
71' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Scott Smith trudges off to be replaced by Babajide Adeeko on 71 minutes.
76' Controversy at the stadium! Babajide Adeeko argues furiously but the card stands.
81' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 81 minute. Owen Dale leaves to be changed by Jon Mellish.
84' Exeter City FC make a change. Reece Cole trudges off to be replaced by Caleb Watts on 84 minutes.
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.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

0.95 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC33% Draw32% Wigan Athletic FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

67%

Exeter City FC or Wigan Athletic FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC20% Draw54% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 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

39% ✓

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