Rotherham United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Rotherham United FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Rotherham United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One .

Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Rotherham United FC 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-23 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-04-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC 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

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–2	D
16 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–3	L
09 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Port Vale FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Peterborough United FC	H	2–1	W
27 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	1–1	D

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D
19 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
16 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	2–0	W
09 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–2	L
02 Aug	Northampton Town FC	H	3–1	W
03 May	Northampton Town FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Rotherham United FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#23	Position	#16
41	Points	56
46	Played	46
10 / 11 / 25	W / D / L	14 / 14 / 18
41	Scored	49
71	Conceded	58
-30	GD	-9
0.89	PPG	1.22
22%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rotherham United FC are 23rd (41 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Rotherham United FC gets underway.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	2
Stephen Humphrys	1
Oliver Rathbone	1
Tom Naylor	1
Joe Taylor	1
Jason Kerr	1
Callum Wright	1
James Vaughan	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2025-08-23 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-08-16 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2025-08-09 Stevenage FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2025-08-02 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2025-05-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-04-27 Stevenage FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-08-23 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-08-19 Luton Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-08-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2025-08-09 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-08-02 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-05-03 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.14 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC34% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

66%

Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC24% Draw51% Wigan Athletic FC25%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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