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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 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

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
#24 Position #7
4 Points 12
7 Played 8
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
5 Scored 13
12 Conceded 12
-7 GD +1
0.57 PPG 1.50
14% Win % 38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts). Burton Albion FC are 7th (12 pts).

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
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Wigan Athletic FC welcome Burton Albion FC for this crunch clash at The DW Stadium.
  • 5' George Johnston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' Joe Powell is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
  • 16' Against the run of play, Joe Powell has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 385 games and scored 410 goals.
  • 26' Terry Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 347 appearances.
  • 31' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Burton Albion FC backline.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 37' Will Keane adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' John Brayford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace Terry Taylor by Daniel Rowe on 67 minute.
  • 72' Belgium international Funso-King Ojo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Mike Fondop-Talom exits the field as Kane Hemmings enters on 76.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Burton Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Viv Solomon-Otabor as he leaves the pitch. Jamie Proctor steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Kyle Joseph gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Joe Dodoo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Curtis Tilt 1
Charlie Hughes 1
Thelo Aasgaard 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
1.25 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
66%
Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC21% Draw44% Burton Albion FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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