Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Tue 1 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 15,445 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+2' Chris Forino-Joseph
Harry McHugh 24' Y
Owen Dale 27' Y
Scott Smith 64' Y
Will Aimson 65' Y
Maleace Asamoah 72' Y
Callum McManaman 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Sowerby (England)
5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 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

5
2
3
Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
29 Mar Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L
08 Mar Cambridge United FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 0–0 D
01 Mar Reading FC H 1–2 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
15 Mar Stockport County FC H 0–1 L
11 Mar Bristol Rovers FC A 2–3 L
08 Mar Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wigan Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Oliver Norburn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bolton Wanderers FC's shape.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Aimson, as he is very good at scoring at The Brick Community Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Harry McHugh was booked on 24.
  • 27' Owen Dale is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Owen Dale needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 47' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' Carlos Mendes Gomes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Jonny Smith by Joseph Hungbo on 54 minute.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Schumacher might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Will Aimson on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Joel Randall, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Maleace Asamoah on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Oliver Norburn is replaced by Ronan Darcy on 79 minute.
  • 81' Aaron Collins makes way for Jay Matete at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jordi Osei-Tutu departs to be replaced by Szabolcs Schon.
  • 90' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets John McAtee as he departs to be replaced by Gethin Jones.
  • Full Time. Bolton Wanderers FC beats Wigan Athletic FC

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-03-15 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-03-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC W 2025-03-04 Mansfield Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Reading FC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2025-04-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-29 Blackpool FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Stockport County FC L 2025-03-11 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-08 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC41% Draw30% Bolton Wanderers FC29%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
59%
Wigan Athletic FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw51% Bolton Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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