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Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 12' Joe Powell

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Kevin Mulraine
  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Referee Marvyn Amphlett

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

4
4
2
Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC 2020-12-29 Burton Albion FC 3–4 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
20 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W
17 Apr Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–0 W
13 Apr Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
10 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC A 4–1 W
05 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L
17 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC A 3–0 W
10 Apr Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr Swindon Town FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Burton Albion FC
#19 Position #15
14 Points 17
15 Played 15
4 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 6
13 Scored 20
23 Conceded 27
-10 GD -7
0.93 PPG 1.13
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 19th (14 pts). Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts).

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
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
6/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 3 G 1 A
Finn Delap 3 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Burton Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Burton Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 12' A moment of madness from Joe Powell on 12 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Burton Albion FC will be frustrated.
  • 16' GOAL! Joe Powell fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Akins, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Burton Albion FC's shape.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' Will Keane doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' George Johnston, a Scotland defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' 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 Mike Fondop-Talom suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Ben Garratt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Burton Albion FC tonight.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Terry Taylor departs to be replaced by Daniel Rowe.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace Mike Fondop-Talom by Kane Hemmings on 76 minute.
  • 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Viv Solomon-Otabor as he leaves the pitch. Jamie Proctor steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 88' Burton Albion FC have won 438 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Joe Dodoo has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Joseph to step up.
  • The points are shared — Wigan Athletic FC 1-1 Burton Albion FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyle Joseph 3
Joe Powell 3
Rumarn Burrell 2
Will Keane 2
John Brayford 2
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Jon Bodvarsson 1
Ronan Darcy 1

Head to Head

2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC 2020-12-29 Burton Albion FC 3–4 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2021-04-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-04-17 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2021-04-10 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2021-04-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2021-04-17 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2021-04-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–3 Burton Albion FC W 2021-04-10 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC W 2021-04-05 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC40% Draw26% Burton Albion FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
60%
Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw45% Burton Albion FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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