Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Barnsley FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
7 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

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

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6
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Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2024-11-23 Barnsley FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-01-01 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Bradford City AFC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–2 L
13 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
06 Dec Barrow AFC H 6–5 W
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Lincoln City FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Mansfield Town FC H 2–3 L
20 Dec Exeter City FC A 0–3 L
13 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 3–2 W
09 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–3 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2024-11-23 Barnsley FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-01-01 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-12-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-12-06 Wigan Athletic FC 6–5 Barrow AFC W

Barnsley FC Form

2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Barnsley FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC L 2025-12-26 Barnsley FC 2–3 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-12-20 Exeter City FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L 2025-12-13 Barnsley FC 3–2 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-12-09 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Barnsley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Barnsley FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC40% Draw28% Barnsley FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Barnsley FC
60%
Wigan Athletic FC or Barnsley FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC26% Draw49% Barnsley FC25%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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