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

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League One · 2025-26

Wigan Athletic FC

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Blackpool FC

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

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Blackpool FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

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

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
#16	Position	#13
56	Points	60
46	Played	46
14 / 14 / 18	W / D / L	17 / 9 / 20
49	Scored	54
58	Conceded	65
-9	GD	-11
1.22	PPG	1.30
30%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Blackpool FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Blackpool FC for another epic battle.
Full Time. Blackpool FC beats Wigan Athletic FC

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	3
Ellis Simms	2
Dion Rankine	1
Matthew Virtue-Thick	1
Jon Mellish	1
Lee Evans	1
James McClean	1
Curtis Tilt	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

3 / 4

1.17 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC31% Draw29% Blackpool FC40%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Blackpool FC

69%

Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC22% Draw47% Blackpool FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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