Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

League One · 2021-22
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 24
6 Reading FC 15 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 21
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

5
2
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/6
■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at DW Stadium!
  • 5' Bolton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Bolton Wanderers 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' Brilliant from the ! James McClean makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. James McClean is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 16.
  • 17' James McClean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Will Keane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ricardo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elias Kachunga at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Dion Charles is replaced by Amadou Bakayoko on 64 minute.
  • 65' Amadou Bakayoko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dion Charles at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Ricardo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Stephen Humphrys comes on to replace Josh Magennis.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Josh Magennis is replaced by Stephen Humphrys.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bolton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' What composure from Jon Dadi Bodvarsson! The Iceland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 84' GOAL! Jon Dadi Bodvarsson fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 89' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Callum Lang is replaced by Gwion Edwards on 89 minute.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Kelland Watts comes on to replace Curtis Tilt.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wigan Athletic FC 1-1 Bolton Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Humphrys 3
James McClean 3
Charlie Wyke 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Gary O'Neil 1
Leon Clarke 1
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Joe Garner 1

Head to Head

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

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.