Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs AFC Wimbledon, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 1
Full Time
AFC Wimbledon
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Steve Seddon
Y 49' Isaac Ogundere
Y 52' Myles Hippolyte
Callum Wright 60' Y
Y 81' Alistair Smith
Joe Taylor 88' Y
Will Aimson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs AFC Wimbledon — League One at DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Corlett (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 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

3
1
2
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals AFC Wimbledon
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon 2025-11-22 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-03-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon 2021-10-23 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-03-16 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L
19 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
11 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Northampton Town FC A 3–1 W
02 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 0–0 D
AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
18 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–3 L
15 Apr Stockport County FC H 0–2 L
11 Apr Burton Albion FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Luton Town FC H 0–3 L
03 Apr Lincoln City FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC AFC Wimbledon
#25 Position #31
0 Points 0
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 0
3 Conceded 3
-1 GD -3
0.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts). AFC Wimbledon are 31st (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' The game is set. AFC Wimbledon kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC have won 405 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Matthew Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 20' Harrison Bettoni has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Wimbledon is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' That is a card for AFC Wimbledon. Steve Seddon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Wimbledon that had 236 games and scored 247 goals.
  • 49' AFC Wimbledon player sees a card in front of him.
  • 52' Myles Hippolyte catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
  • 57' AFC Wimbledon are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Callum Wright.
  • 65' Harrison Bettoni makes way for Callum McManaman at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 66' Morgan Fox is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Carragher at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' Over 76 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Zack Nelson is replacing Myles Hippolyte for the AFC Wimbledon side.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair Smith is booked for AFC Wimbledon — card on 81.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Christian Saydee comes on to replace Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
  • 88' Joe Taylor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' GOAL! Antwoine Hackford scores on 90. Assisted by Zack Nelson
  • 90' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Luke Robinson gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Morgan Fox and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnnie Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Pigott 2
Jamie Proctor 2
George Dobson 1
Curtis Tilt 1
Jack Rudoni 1
Paul Kalambayi 1
James McClean 1
Will Keane 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon 2025-11-22 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-03-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon 2021-10-23 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-03-16 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L 2026-04-19 Port Vale FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D

AFC Wimbledon Form

2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-04-15 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Stockport County FC L 2026-04-11 Burton Albion FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon L 2026-04-06 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Luton Town FC L 2026-04-03 Lincoln City FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.15 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 AFC Wimbledon xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC to win 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC79% Draw13% AFC Wimbledon8%
Actual: AFC Wimbledon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
92%
Draw or AFC Wimbledon
21%
Wigan Athletic FC or AFC Wimbledon
87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC70% Draw28% AFC Wimbledon2%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
16.3%
2 – 0
16.2%
4 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
10.7%
5 – 0
8%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 1
4.5%
6 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
1 – 1
3.2%
5 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push AFC Wimbledon covers
-2.5 53% — 47%
-2 53% 22% 26%
-1.5 74% — 26%
-1 74% 16% 10%
-0.5 90% — 10%
+0.5 99% — 1%
+1 99% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✗
AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
5% ✗

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