Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rotherham United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Rotherham United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC New York Stadium 9,509 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+3' Babajide Adeeko
Joe Rafferty 55' Y
Y 90' Jensen Weir

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Fyvie
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Smith (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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

4
6
Rotherham United FC 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-05-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC 2022-10-01 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-02-18 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-08-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L
21 Dec Mansfield Town FC A 0–1 L
14 Dec Northampton Town FC H 3–0 W
03 Dec Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W
23 Nov Crawley Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Nov Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
21 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–2 D
14 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
07 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L
03 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Rotherham United FC Wigan Athletic FC
#6 Position #25
41 Points 0
46 Played 1
10 / 11 / 25 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
41 Scored 2
71 Conceded 3
-30 GD -1
0.89 PPG 0.00
22% Win % 0%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Rotherham United FC are 6th (41 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 New York Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Rotherham United FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shaun Maloney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Rotherham United FC currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Rotherham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Aimson made 4 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Scott Smith on, Matthew Smith off on 31 minutes.
  • 36' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Matthew Smith, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' Babajide Adeeko has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' Wigan Athletic FC have won 405 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' That is a card for Rotherham United FC. Joe Rafferty will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Toby Sibbick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Michael Olakigbe on, Thelo Aasgaard off on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Jamie McCart is replaced by Joseph Hungbo.
  • 71' Cohen Bramall is replacing Liam Kelly for the Rotherham United FC side.
  • 76' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jensen Weir on 90 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Keane 2
Josh Windass 1
Clark Robertson 1
Stephen Humphrys 1
Oliver Rathbone 1
Tom Naylor 1
Joe Taylor 1
Jason Kerr 1

Head to Head

2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-05-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC 2022-10-01 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-02-18 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-08-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-21 Mansfield Town FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-12-14 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC W 2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2024-11-23 Crawley Town FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-11-08 Barnsley FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.51 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC33% Draw26% Wigan Athletic FC41%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
67%
Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC27% Draw43% Wigan Athletic FC30%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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