Lincoln City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Lincoln City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 9,611 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Jonny Smith

Daniel Mandroiu 40' 1–1

1–2 90' Charlie Hughes

Y 27' Charlie Hughes

Y 41' Matthew Smith

Paudie O'Connor 43' Y

Ben House 50' Y

Recco Hackett-Fairchild 51' Y

Alexander Mitchell 66' Y

Y 71' Martial Godo

Y 90' Steven Sessegnon

Jovon Makama 90' Y

Y 90' Josh Magennis

Overview

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

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Coy
Assistant 1 Hugh Gilroy (England)
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Lincoln City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-12-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 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

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–2	L
06 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–1	D
01 Apr	Carlisle United FC	A	3–1	W
29 Mar	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Bristol Rovers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Mar	Cambridge United FC	H	6–0	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Lincoln City FC	A	2–1	W
09 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–2	D
06 Apr	Port Vale FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Cambridge United FC	A	1–3	L
29 Mar	Burton Albion FC	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/6

■ 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' KICK OFF: Lincoln City FC gets underway.
5' Wigan Athletic FC have won 419 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' A quiet spell here at Sincil Bank Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Jonny Smith makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Charlie Hughes argues furiously but the card stands.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' Jack Moylan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Mandroiu makes it 1-1.
41' Matthew Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
43' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Paudie O'Connor gets a card.
48' It is a cagey affair so far. Lincoln City FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
50' The referee calls foul for Ben House. He receives a card.
51' Lincoln City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' Alexander Mitchell, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' The crowd applauds Charlie Kelman as he leaves the pitch. Chris Sze steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' Lincoln City FC make a change. Jack Moylan trudges off to be replaced by Jovon Makama on 64 minutes.
66' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Alexander Mitchell gets a card.
71' A moment of madness from Martial Godo on 71 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
72' Joe Taylor makes way for Freddie Draper at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
73' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 73 minute. Recco Hackett-Fairchild leaves to be changed by Dylan Duffy.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lincoln City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ben House by Jack Burroughs on 79 minute.
84' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
89' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
90' Charlie Hughes does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
90' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Sessegnon is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — card on 90.
1-2 the final result. Lincoln City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joe Taylor ↓ Freddie Draper 72'
7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Dylan Duffy 73'
2
Lasse Sorensen
15
Paudie O'Connor
6
Ethan Erhahon
18
Ben House ↓ Jack Burroughs 79'
1
Lukas Jensen
14
Daniel Mandroiu
23
Sean Roughan
25
Alexander Mitchell
28
Jack Moylan ↓ Jovon Makama 64'

Bench

5
Adam Jackson
16
Jack Burroughs ↑ 79'
12
Jordan Wright
27
Jovon Makama ↑ 64'
17
Dylan Duffy ↑ 73'
22
TJ Eyoma
34
Freddie Draper ↑ 72'

Coach Tom Shaw

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum Lang	3
Timothy Eyoma	2
Jonny Smith	2
Tom Hopper	2
Tony Scully	2
Dan Nlundulu	1
Will Keane	1
Kal Naismith	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-04-01 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W 2024-03-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-03-16 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-03-12 Lincoln City FC 6–0 Cambridge United FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-04-09 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-04-06 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC45% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC28%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

55%

Lincoln City FC or Wigan Athletic FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC33% Draw45% Wigan Athletic FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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