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

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League One · 2025-26

Rotherham United FC

2 – 2

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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 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford

5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% 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

1/3

61-75

4/1

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Rotherham United FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	2
Joe Taylor	1
Jason Kerr	1
Callum Wright	1
James Vaughan	1
Babajide Adeeko	1
James Vaughan	1
James Carragher	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

1 / 4

1.3 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC38% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

62%

Rotherham United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC28% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC22%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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