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 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

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

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

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Lincoln City FC and Wigan Athletic FC get this one started.
5' Lincoln City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' The deadlock is broken! Jonny Smith gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Charlie Hughes argues furiously but the card stands.
32' Lincoln City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Assisted by Ethan Erhahon with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Mandroiu makes no mistake. 1-1!
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matthew Smith.
43' Lincoln City FC player sees a card in front of him.
48' 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.
50' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben House.
51' The referee calls foul for Recco Hackett-Fairchild. He receives a card.
56' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Charlie Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 57 minute. Charlie Kelman leaves to be changed by Chris Sze.
62' Dylan Duffy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 323 appearances.
64' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jovon Makama is hanging Jack Moylan on the field on 64 minute.
66' Lincoln City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
71' Martial Godo is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
72' Freddie Draper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Taylor at the 72 minute mark.
73' Recco Hackett-Fairchild makes way for Dylan Duffy at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
78' Ben House has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
79' The crowd applauds Ben House as he leaves the pitch. Jack Burroughs steps in for Lincoln City FC.
84' Jack Moylan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' What a moment for Charlie Hughes! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
90' A moment of madness from Steven Sessegnon on 90 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
Lincoln City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

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.