Wigan Athletic FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Barnsley FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 26' Devante Cole

0–2 90+2' John McAtee

Charlie Hughes 21' R

Y 48' Jordan Williams

Y 67' Herbie Kane

Y 80' Adam Phillips

Josh Magennis 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
Assistant 1 Wayne Grunnill
Assistant 2 Alex Gray (England)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC 2020-07-11 Barnsley FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-08-31 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Barnsley FC	H	0–2	L
19 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	4–0	W
15 Aug	Carlisle United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
08 May	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
19 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	1–3	L
12 Aug	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
05 Aug	Port Vale FC	H	7–0	W
07 May	Peterborough United FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Barnsley FC
#24	Position	#18
4	Points	8
7	Played	7
1 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
5	Scored	7
12	Conceded	12
-7	GD	-5
0.57	PPG	1.14
14%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Barnsley FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Wigan Athletic FC welcome Barnsley FC for this crunch clash at DW Stadium.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 390 games and scored 502 goals.
15' Callum Lang, a England , has 43 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
21' That looks like a foul for a card for Charlie Hughes.
26' Devante Cole doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
27' Liam Morrison has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum McManaman on 27 minute.
32' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' Wigan Athletic FC have won 410 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
48' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Jordan Williams gets a card.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' England international Callum McManaman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Jordan Jones comes on to replace Sean Clare.
65' The supporters are chanting for John McAtee. He replaces Max Watters on 65 minute.
67' Herbie Kane catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
72' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Barnsley FC backline.
73' The crowd applauds Barry Cotter as he leaves the pitch. Corey O'Keeffe steps in for Barnsley FC.
77' Josh Magennis gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Babajide Adeeko and will look to change the dynamic.
80' A moment of madness from Adam Phillips on 80 minutes earns him a card. Barnsley FC will be frustrated.
83' Devante Cole makes way for Aiden Marsh at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Pearce is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Barnsley FC.
90' That is a card for Wigan Athletic FC. Josh Magennis will be fuming at that decision.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ben Amos
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 77'
14
Jordan Jones ↑ 62'
21
Scott Smith
4
Liam Morrison ↑ 27'
22
Chris Sze
24
James Balagizi

Coach Shaun Maloney

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Killip
20
Callum Styles ↑ 83'
45
John McAtee ↑ 65'
22
Corey O'Keeffe ↑ 73'
16
Andrew Dallas
19
Aiden Marsh ↑ 83'
6
Mael de Gevigney

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Devante Cole	2
John McAtee	1
Jonny Smith	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Maleace Asamoah	1
Davis Keillor-Dunn	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.65 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC26% Draw32% Barnsley FC42%

Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Barnsley FC

74%

Wigan Athletic FC or Barnsley FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC13% Draw57% Barnsley FC30%

Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.8%

0 – 1

17.7%

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 3

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.8%

2 – 2

2.4%

0 – 4

1.2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	14%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	26%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

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

Wigan Athletic FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Barnsley FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Clean Sheet