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

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League One · 2025-26

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Blackpool FC

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wigan Athletic FC and Blackpool FC get this one started.
0-2 the final result. Wigan Athletic FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2 / 4

1.39 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw25% Blackpool FC46%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Blackpool FC

71%

Wigan Athletic FC or Blackpool FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC21% Draw41% Blackpool FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

6.2%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	21%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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