Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#16 Position #19
56 Points 53
46 Played 46
14 / 14 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 8 / 23
49 Scored 51
58 Conceded 72
-9 GD -21
1.22 PPG 1.15
30% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). AFC Wimbledon are 19th (53 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting AFC Wimbledon for another epic battle.
  • 5' The travelling AFC Wimbledon supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Nathan Asiimwe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' AFC Wimbledon is showing some good football. However, AFC Wimbledon are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Wright, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 30' AFC Wimbledon looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Antwoine Hackford scoring 1 goals.
  • 35' Steve Seddon was booked on 35.
  • 40' AFC Wimbledon seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 49' It’s a booking for AFC Wimbledon player. Isaac Ogundere gets a card.
  • 52' It’s a booking for AFC Wimbledon player. Myles Hippolyte gets a card.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Wimbledon is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Callum Wright is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Harrison Bettoni is replaced by Callum McManaman on 65 minute.
  • 66' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 66 minute. James Carragher leaves to be changed by Morgan Fox.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' The whistle greets Myles Hippolyte as he departs to be replaced by Zack Nelson.
  • 81' The referee shows AFC Wimbledon player a card on 81.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Raphael Borges Rodrigues is replaced by Christian Saydee.
  • 88' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 88.
  • 90' GOAL! Antwoine Hackford scores on 90. Assisted by Zack Nelson
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Will Aimson.
  • 90' The whistle greets Morgan Fox as he departs to be replaced by Luke Robinson.
  • 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
Jack Rudoni 1
Paul Kalambayi 1
James McClean 1
Will Keane 1
Antwoine Hackford 1
George Dobson 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
3 / 4
1.25 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 AFC Wimbledon xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC48% Draw30% AFC Wimbledon22%
Actual: AFC Wimbledon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
78%
Draw or AFC Wimbledon
52%
Wigan Athletic FC or AFC Wimbledon
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC30% Draw54% AFC Wimbledon16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push AFC Wimbledon covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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