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

Match Preview

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 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	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

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
#8	Position	#25
3	Points	0
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
3	Scored	2
0	Conceded	3
+3	GD	-1
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Huddersfield Town AFC are 8th (3 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds John Smith's Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Huddersfield Town AFC and Wigan Athletic FC.
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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
11' Matthew Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 11.
16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
19' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
24' It’s high time Michael Duff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Northern Ireland international Callum Marshall has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' The 30-year-old Michal Helik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Dion Rankine on, Maleace Asamoah off on 46 minutes.
51' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 378 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' Goal! Ollie Turton scores his 1 goal in 369 matches.
56' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
56' The whistle greets Jonny Smith as he departs to be replaced by Callum McManaman.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
63' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Danny Ward is withdrawn and Josh Ruffels gets his opportunity.
64' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Dale Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Chris Sze on 64 minutes.
69' That is a card for Huddersfield Town AFC. Josh Ruffels will be fuming at that decision.
71' Jensen Weir was booked on 71.
72' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Callum Marshall by Freddie Ladapo on 72 minute.
74' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Paul Dummett on, Luke Robinson off on 74 minutes.
79' A quiet spell here at John Smith's Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Herbie Kane trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Hogg on 82 minutes.
87' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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

2 / 4

4.41 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.47 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Huddersfield Town AFC to win 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC80% Draw11% Wigan Athletic FC9%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 4.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

91%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

20%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Wigan Athletic FC

89%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC79% Draw18% Wigan Athletic FC3%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

4 – 0

12.7%

3 – 0

11.9%

5 – 0

11%

2 – 0

8.6%

6 – 0

4 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

5 – 1

5.2%

7 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

Actual

6 – 1

3.9%

2 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	69%	—	31%
-2	69%	16%	15%
-1.5	85%	—	15%
-1	85%	9%	6%
-0.5	94%	—	6%
+0.5	99%	—	1%
+1	99%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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