Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Tue 8 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'
Barry Bannan 21' Y
Y 71' Max Power
Callum Paterson 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Hillsborough.

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

4
2
Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
05 Feb Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
01 Feb Morecambe FC H 2–0 W
29 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
27 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
23 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–1 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
05 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
01 Feb Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
29 Jan Cheltenham Town FC A 0–0 D
18 Jan Morecambe FC A 2–1 W
27 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Wigan Athletic FC is underway.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Barry Bannan was booked on 21.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Barry Bannan puts Sheffield Wednesday FC on the lead.
  • 58' Callum Paterson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Tendayi Darikwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 69' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Graeme Shinnie departs to be replaced by Jason Kerr.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Max Power on 71.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Florian Kamberi is replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 76' Callum Paterson was booked on 76.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Tendayi Darikwa is replaced by Gavin Massey.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Kerr, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 90' Ciaran Brennan is replacing Barry Bannan for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sheffield Wednesday FC players.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Jacobs 2
Michael Jacobs 2
Massimo Luongo 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Nick Powell 1
Jacob Murphy 1
Fernando Forestieri 1

Head to Head

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-02-05 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Morecambe FC W 2022-01-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-02-05 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2022-01-29 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-01-18 Morecambe FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-11-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC51% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC21%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
49%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Wigan Athletic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw53% Wigan Athletic FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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