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

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

1 – 0

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Bolton Wanderers FC

Tue 27 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC DW Stadium 13,204 HT 45' · FT 45'

Stephen Humphrys 69' 1–0

Y 7' Edmond-Paris Maghoma

Y 24' Nathanael Ogbeta

Josh Magennis 45' Y

Matthew Smith 60' Y

Scott Smith 77' Y

Y 90' George Thomason

Overview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 Mark Pottage

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
23 Feb	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–1	D
17 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Oxford United FC	A	2–4	L
10 Feb	Exeter City FC	H	1–2	L
03 Feb	Peterborough United FC	A	3–2	W

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	1–4	L
20 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
17 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	H	3–3	D
13 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
10 Feb	Northampton Town FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% 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' Three points are at stake. Wigan Athletic FC host Bolton Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
7' Edmond-Paris Maghoma was booked on 7.
12' Aaron Collins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 55 goals in his last 8 appearances.
17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
21' Aaron Collins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Mendes Gomes at the 21 minute mark.
24' Nathanael Ogbeta is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
29' Wigan Athletic FC have won 419 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bolton Wanderers FC's shape.
39' Grenada international Cameron Jerome has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' Jason Kerr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
45' Josh Magennis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' The whistle greets Josh Magennis as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Humphrys.
59' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Smith.
64' Martial Godo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum McManaman on 64 minute.
69' What a moment for Stephen Humphrys! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Victor Adeboyejo has done his job and it is now time for Jon Bodvarsson to step up.
75' Liam Morrison is replacing Charlie Goode for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Scott Smith on 77.
79' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 79 minute. Josh Sheehan leaves to be changed by Cameron Jerome.
84' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bolton Wanderers FC backline.
89' Edmond-Paris Maghoma, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for George Thomason.
The points are shared — Wigan Athletic FC 1-0 Bolton Wanderers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ben Amos
3
Tom Pearce ↑ 75'
11
Stephen Humphrys ↑ 54'
23
Charlie Kelman
4
Liam Morrison ↑ 75'
22
Chris Sze
17
Martial Godo ↑ 64'

Coach Shaun Maloney

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Josh Sheehan ↓ Cameron Jerome 79'
14
Victor Adeboyejo ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 70'
2
Gethin Jones
13
Joel Coleman
7
Carlos Mendes Gomes ↓ Aaron Collins 21'
18
Eoin Toal
4
George Thomason
19
Edmond-Paris Maghoma ↓ Kyle Dempsey 70'
17
Nathanael Ogbeta
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos

Bench

22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 70'
16
Aaron Morley
28
Aaron Collins ↑ 21'
3
Jack Iredale
35
Cameron Jerome ↑ 79'
15
Will Forrester
9
Jon Bodvarsson ↑ 70'

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James McClean	3
Stephen Humphrys	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Nick Powell	1
Gavin Massey	1
Will Keane	1
Will Buckley	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D 2024-02-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-02-13 Oxford United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-02-10 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L 2024-02-03 Peterborough United FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-02-24 Blackpool FC 4–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-02-20 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-17 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–3 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-02-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2024-02-10 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.7 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC56% Draw25% Bolton Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC

44%

Wigan Athletic FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC38% Draw46% Bolton Wanderers FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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