Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Wigan Athletic FC

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Bolton Wanderers FC

Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

James McClean 16' Y

James McClean 17' Y

Y 66' Ricardo

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bolton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2021-10-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
19 Mar	Morecambe FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–0	W

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	1–0	W
12 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Morecambe FC	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Gillingham FC	A	3–0	W
26 Feb	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Wigan Athletic FC have kicked off against Bolton Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
7' James McClean does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
12' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' Poor challenge from James McClean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
17' James McClean picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' Amadou Bakayoko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
27' Bolton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' Aaron Morley, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' Jason Kerr is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bolton Wanderers FC so far.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Aimson, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Jon Dadi Bodvarsson comes on to replace Elias Kachunga.
60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
64' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amadou Bakayoko is hanging Dion Charles on the field on 64 minute.
65' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Dion Charles is replaced by Amadou Bakayoko on 65 minute.
66' Poor challenge from Ricardo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Magennis made 322 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
76' The supporters are chanting for Stephen Humphrys. He replaces Josh Magennis on 76 minute.
77' Josh Magennis makes way for Stephen Humphrys at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
82' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bolton Wanderers FC backline.
83' GOAL! Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scores on 83. Assisted by Will Aimson
84' Jon Dadi Bodvarsson puts Bolton Wanderers FC on the lead.
89' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Lang departs to be replaced by Gwion Edwards.
90' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Kelland Watts comes on to replace Curtis Tilt.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Elias Kachunga ↓ Jon Daði Boðvarsson 55'
15
Will Aimson
2
Gethin Jones
16
Aaron Morley
4
Jordan Williams ↓ Kyle Dempsey 65'
5
Ricardo
10
Dion Charles ↓ Amadou Bakayoko 64'
22
Kieran Sadlier
17
Oladapo Afolayan
6
George Johnston
19
James Trafford

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Stephen Humphrys	3
James McClean	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Will Keane	1
Will Buckley	1
Callum Lang	1
Will Grigg	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-03-19 Wigan Athletic FC 4–1 Morecambe FC W 2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-03-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-03-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2022-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-03-19 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2022-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2022-03-08 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Morecambe FC D 2022-03-05 Gillingham FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2022-02-26 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC52% Draw26% Bolton Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

78%

Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC

48%

Wigan Athletic FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC35% Draw46% Bolton Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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