Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-09-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Burton Albion FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Bradford City AFC	A	1–2	L

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
10 Jan	Peterborough United FC	A	1–3	L
04 Jan	Northampton Town FC	H	0–0	D
01 Jan	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Mansfield Town FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Bolton Wanderers FC
#16	Position	#5
56	Points	75
46	Played	46
14 / 14 / 18	W / D / L	19 / 18 / 9
49	Scored	70
58	Conceded	52
-9	GD	+18
1.22	PPG	1.63
30%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Bolton Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
Another three points for Bolton Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James McClean	3
Stephen Humphrys	3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	2
Charlie Wyke	2
Leon Clarke	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Joe Garner	1
Dale Taylor	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2026-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-01-10 Peterborough United FC 3–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-01-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2026-01-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2025-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.96 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw31% Bolton Wanderers FC40%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC

71%

Wigan Athletic FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw52% Bolton Wanderers FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 2

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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