Thursday , 2 July 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)

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

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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
#16 Position #15
56 Points 59
46 Played 46
14 / 14 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 17
49 Scored 68
58 Conceded 73
-9 GD -5
1.22 PPG 1.28
30% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wigan Athletic FC and Barnsley FC has kicked off!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
1 / 4
1.52 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Barnsley FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC43% Draw27% Barnsley FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Barnsley FC
57%
Wigan Athletic FC or Barnsley FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC30% Draw45% Barnsley FC25%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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