Northampton Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Northampton Town FC

1 – 3

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Wigan Athletic FC

Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Sixfields Stadium 6,126 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Callum Wright

0–2 45+1' Jon Guthrie og

Jake Evans 80' 1–2

1–3 88' Will Aimson

Y 14' James Carragher

Y 83' Callum Wright

Overview

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Northampton Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz
Assistant 1 Kevin Howick
Assistant 2 Kieran Forrest (England)

4 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

Northampton Town FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-08-02 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC 2025-05-03 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-01-13 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–3	L
03 Apr	Bradford City AFC	A	0–1	L
21 Mar	Mansfield Town FC	A	1–4	L
17 Mar	Stockport County FC	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Burton Albion FC	H	0–2	L
08 Mar	AFC Wimbledon	A	0–1	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Northampton Town FC	A	3–1	W
02 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–0	D
28 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
21 Mar	Exeter City FC	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Bradford City AFC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Northampton Town FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#7	Position	#25
35	Points	0
46	Played	1
9 / 8 / 29	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
39	Scored	2
74	Conceded	3
-35	GD	-1
0.76	PPG	0.00
20%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 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' In just a few seconds Sixfields Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Northampton Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Sam Hoskins is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Northampton Town FC so far.
14' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
15' GOAL! Callum Wright fires home to make it 0-1!
20' 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.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christian Saydee is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Northampton Town FC.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Jensen Weir has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' A stunning finish from Jon Guthrie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' Tom Eaves gets the nod from Northampton Town FC. He replaces Sam Hoskins and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Joe Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Northampton Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Caldwell might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' Kyle Edwards is replacing Michael Jacobs for the Northampton Town FC side.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
72' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Dara Costelloe has done his job and it is now time for Caylan Vickers to step up.
77' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. James Carragher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
78' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Kyle Edwards departs to be replaced by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
80' GOAL! Jake Evans fires home to make it 2-1!
83' The referee has no hesitation. Callum Wright is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — card on 83.
85' Christian Saydee is replacing Joe Taylor for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
88' GOAL! Will Aimson scores on 88.
90' Joseph Hungbo gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces James Carragher and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wigan Athletic FC players.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

34
Ross Fitzsimons
22
Kyle Edwards ↑ 66'
9
Tom Eaves ↑ 46'
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker
14
Tyrese Fornah ↑ 46'
35
Max Dyche
21
Jack Perkins ↑ 78'

Coach Colin Calderwood

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	3
Callum Wright	1
Jake Evans	1
Callum McManaman	1
Charlie Hughes	1
Joe Garner	1
Josh Magennis	1
Thomas James	1

Head to Head

Northampton Town FC Form

2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-17 Stockport County FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-14 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2026-03-08 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Northampton Town FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-03-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Exeter City FC W 2026-03-17 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.68 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.25 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC28% Draw23% Wigan Athletic FC49%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

72%

Northampton Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC24% Draw38% Wigan Athletic FC38%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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