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

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

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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 7 games · 4 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

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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

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' In just a few seconds DW Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wigan Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
7' Edmond-Paris Maghoma picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
21' Aaron Collins is replacing Carlos Mendes Gomes for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
24' Poor challenge from Nathanael Ogbeta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bolton Wanderers FC backline.
45' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Josh Magennis is replaced by Stephen Humphrys on 54 minute.
59' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Smith.
64' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Callum McManaman departs to be replaced by Martial Godo.
69' What a strike from Stephen Humphrys! The score is 1-0.
70' Jon Bodvarsson is replacing Victor Adeboyejo for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
75' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Charlie Goode is withdrawn and Liam Morrison gets his opportunity.
77' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
79' Bolton Wanderers FC make a change. Josh Sheehan trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Jerome on 79 minutes.
84' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for George Thomason.
Bolton Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

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
Stephen Humphrys	3
James McClean	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Callum Lang	1
Will Grigg	1
Sammy Ameobi	1
Gary O'Neil	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.