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

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

1 – 0

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Blackpool FC

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC DW Stadium 13,964 HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott Smith 26' 1–0

Babajide Adeeko 22' Y

Y 42' George Byers

Charlie Hughes 45' Y

Jordan Jones 49' Y

Y 62' Matthew Pennington

Overview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Rob Merchant

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC 2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-15 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2021-01-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–5 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	A	2–4	L
27 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
23 Feb	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–1	D

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	Northampton Town FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	0–0	D
02 Mar	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	2–0	W
27 Feb	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Blackpool FC
#25	Position	#20
0	Points	1
1	Played	1
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
2	Scored	1
3	Conceded	1
-1	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackpool FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackpool FC.
5' Stephen Humphrys is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
22' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Babajide Adeeko on 22 minutes.
23' The crowd applauds Jordan Rhodes as he leaves the pitch. Shayne Lavery steps in for Blackpool FC.
26' Scott Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shaun Maloney will be considering his options from the bench.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jake Beesley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
41' Luke Chambers is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
42' That is a card for Blackpool FC. George Byers will be fuming at that decision.
45' That is a card for Wigan Athletic FC. Charlie Hughes will be fuming at that decision.
49' Jordan Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 49.
54' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' The referee shows Blackpool FC player a card on 62.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Stephen Humphrys exits the field as Steven Sessegnon enters on 70.
75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
78' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Martial Godo is replaced by Charlie Kelman on 78 minute.
82' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Josh Magennis comes on to replace Thelo Aasgaard.
83' Sonny Carey is replacing Oliver Norburn for the Blackpool FC side.
88' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackpool FC's shape.
1-0 the final result. Blackpool FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Steven Sessegnon 70'
15
Jason Kerr
14
Jordan Jones
8
Matthew Smith ↓ Liam Shaw 78'
10
Thelo Aasgaard ↓ Josh Magennis 82'
1
Sam Tickle
21
Scott Smith
6
Charlie Hughes
26
Babajide Adeeko
24
Luke Chambers
17
Martial Godo ↓ Charlie Kelman 78'

Bench

12
Ben Amos
5
Steven Sessegnon ↑ 70'
16
Liam Shaw ↑ 78'
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 82'
29
Charlie Goode
23
Charlie Kelman ↑ 78'
18
Jonny Smith

Coach Shaun Maloney

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	3
Ellis Simms	2
Lee Evans	1
James McClean	1
Curtis Tilt	1
Gary Madine	1
Josh Magennis	1
Jordan Rhodes	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2024-03-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-03-09 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-03-02 Fleetwood Town FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D

Blackpool FC Form

2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2024-03-12 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2024-03-09 Blackpool FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2024-03-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-02-27 Leyton Orient FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2024-02-24 Blackpool FC 4–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.28 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC35% Draw27% Blackpool FC38%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Blackpool FC

65%

Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC23% Draw45% Blackpool FC32%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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