Huddersfield Town AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Huddersfield Town AFC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Tue 3 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium 17,036 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ollie Turton 53' 1–0

Y 11' Matthew Smith

Y 19' Will Aimson

Nigel Lonwijk 56' Y

Josh Ruffels 69' Y

Y 71' Jensen Weir

Overview

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 46 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Oldham
Assistant 1 Paul Newhouse
Assistant 2 Adam Nichole (England)

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-02-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-06-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-12-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–1	W
09 Nov	Crawley Town FC	A	2–2	D
01 Nov	Tamworth FC	A	0–1	L
26 Oct	Exeter City FC	H	2–0	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
26 Nov	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
23 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Nov	Carlisle United FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Huddersfield Town AFC		Wigan Athletic FC
#9	Position	#16
67	Points	56
46	Played	46
18 / 13 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 14 / 18
74	Scored	49
64	Conceded	58
+10	GD	-9
1.46	PPG	1.22
39%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Huddersfield Town AFC are 9th (67 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Wigan Athletic FC get this one started.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
11' It’s gonna be a card for Matthew Smith.
16' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Aimson on 19.
24' The 30-year-old Michal Helik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' 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.
46' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Maleace Asamoah by Dion Rankine on 46 minute.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' What composure from Ollie Turton! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
56' Controversy at the stadium! Nigel Lonwijk argues furiously but the card stands.
56' Jonny Smith makes way for Callum McManaman at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
61' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Josh Ruffels on, Danny Ward off on 63 minutes.
64' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Sze is hanging Dale Taylor on the field on 64 minute.
69' That is a card for Huddersfield Town AFC. Josh Ruffels will be fuming at that decision.
71' Jensen Weir picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Callum Marshall is withdrawn and Freddie Ladapo gets his opportunity.
74' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 74 minute. Luke Robinson leaves to be changed by Paul Dummett.
79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shaun Maloney might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Herbie Kane has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Hogg to step up.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
It finishes all square. Huddersfield Town AFC and Wigan Athletic FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

45
Paul Dummett ↑ 74'
20
Callum McManaman ↑ 56'
21
Scott Smith ↑ 74'
23
James Carragher
12
Tom Watson
14
Chris Sze ↑ 64'
7
Dion Rankine ↑ 46'

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anthony Pilkington	2
Will Keane	2
Callum Lang	1
Tom Lees	1
Jack Whatmough	1
Ollie Turton	1
Owen Dale	1
Dale Taylor	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-26 Leyton Orient FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-11-09 Crawley Town FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-11-01 Tamworth FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-10-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Exeter City FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2024-11-23 Barnsley FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-11-02 Carlisle United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC44% Draw29% Wigan Athletic FC27%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

73%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

56%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Wigan Athletic FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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