Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Lincoln City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Tom Naylor
Liam Cullen 38' Y
Y 54' Kelland Watts
Y 56' Jason Kerr
Y 82' Tendayi Darikwa

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

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

4
4
2
Lincoln City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-10-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-02-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-01 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L
05 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
02 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
26 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
19 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
15 Mar Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Lincoln City FC A 3–1 W
05 Apr Accrington Stanley FC H 3–0 W
02 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Morecambe FC H 4–1 W
15 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC A 2–0 W
12 Mar Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Wigan Athletic FC
#1 Position #25
103 Points 0
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
89 Scored 2
41 Conceded 3
+48 GD -1
2.24 PPG 0.00
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 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' Lincoln City FC have kicked off against Wigan Athletic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Callum Lang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' Tom Naylor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
  • 14' A stunning finish from Tony Scully — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 19' A quiet spell here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The Ireland centre-forward Will Keane breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-2!
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Appleton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Cullen.
  • 43' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' Conor McGrandles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' The 36-year-old Ben Amos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Kelland Watts is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Jason Kerr. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Max Power has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 363 appearances.
  • 66' Lincoln City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Kelland Watts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' A goal from the England international Callum Lang! He fires home on 72 to make it 1-3!
  • 77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Leam Richardson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Tom Hopper comes on to replace Teddy Bishop.
  • 82' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' Tendayi Darikwa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
  • 88' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Joe Bennett exits the field as Gavin Massey enters on 88.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 1-3 Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Lang 3
Timothy Eyoma 2
Jonny Smith 2
Tom Hopper 2
Tony Scully 2
Gavin Massey 1
Kelland Watts 1
Dan Nlundulu 1

Head to Head

2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-10-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-02-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-01 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-04-05 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2022-04-02 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2022-03-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-03-19 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-03-15 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2022-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-03-19 Wigan Athletic FC 4–1 Morecambe FC W 2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-03-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.11 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC57% Draw20% Wigan Athletic FC23%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
43%
Lincoln City FC or Wigan Athletic FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC51% Draw32% Wigan Athletic FC17%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
3 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.4%
1 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 18% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 18% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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