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 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 9.7 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

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

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% 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' The game is set. Northampton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Elliott Moore suffering a number of foals already.
10' Joseph Hungbo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
14' That looks like a foul for a card for James Carragher.
15' The deadlock is broken! Callum Wright gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Northampton Town FC currently sit 23 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fraser Murray is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
40' Northampton Town FC are deployed in a 4-5-1 today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's 3-1-4-2 shape.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle McAdam made 191 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The deadlock is broken! Jon Guthrie gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
46' The crowd applauds Sam Hoskins as he leaves the pitch. Tom Eaves steps in for Northampton Town FC.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
66' The Northampton Town FC bench stirs into life. Michael Jacobs is withdrawn and Kyle Edwards gets his opportunity.
71' Matthew Smith, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
72' Dara Costelloe makes way for Caylan Vickers at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
78' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Kyle Edwards is replaced by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
80' Jake Evans puts Northampton Town FC on the lead.
83' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
85' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Joe Taylor is replaced by Christian Saydee.
88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Will Aimson makes it 2-2.
90' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Joseph Hungbo on, James Carragher off on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-3.

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
Ryan Watson	1
Jonny Smith	1
Tom Eaves	1
Caleb Chukwuemeka	1
Dale Taylor	1
Callum Lang	1
Tariqe Fosu-Henry	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

3 / 4

1.21 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC28% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC45%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

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

Northampton Town FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

72%

Northampton Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Northampton Town FC22% Draw46% Wigan Athletic FC32%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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