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

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League One · 2025-26

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Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Blackpool FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 13 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2025-04-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC 2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
02 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	1–0	W
29 Nov	Stevenage FC	H	0–0	D
22 Nov	AFC Wimbledon	A	2–1	W

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
13 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	2–2	D
10 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	3–0	W
07 Dec	Carlisle United FC	H	4–1	W
29 Nov	Reading FC	H	0–3	L
22 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Blackpool FC
#19	Position	#20
14	Points	12
15	Played	13
4 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 7
13	Scored	17
23	Conceded	22
-10	GD	-5
0.93	PPG	0.92
27%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 19th (14 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/2

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackpool FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

4/1

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

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

Blackpool FC

Jerry Yates	3 G
Josh Bowler	2 G	1 A
Tom Bloxham	2 G	1 A
Finley Munroe	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Wigan Athletic FC vs Blackpool FC — let the football do the talking.
It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Blackpool FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	3
Ellis Simms	2
Jordan Rhodes	1
Kenneth Dougall	1
Sullay Kaikai	1
Scott Smith	1
Marvin Ekpiteta	1
Matthew Smith	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

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 2025-12-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W 2025-11-29 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2025-11-22 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2025-12-13 Blackpool FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2025-12-10 Rotherham United FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2025-12-07 Blackpool FC 4–1 Carlisle United FC W 2025-11-29 Blackpool FC 0–3 Reading FC L 2025-11-22 Leyton Orient FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.11 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC28% Draw28% Blackpool FC44%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Blackpool FC

72%

Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC20% Draw46% Blackpool FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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