Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 15' Jonny Smith
Tendayi Darikwa 36' Y
Tom Bayliss 39' Y
Y 57' Tom Hamer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 14 26
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 14 23
6 Reading FC 14 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Cambridge United FC 14 21
9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 13 20
10 Leicester City FC 13 19
11 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 13 18
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 14 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 Notts County FC 12 14
18 AFC Wimbledon 13 13
19 Blackpool FC 12 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 14 11
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 12 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
2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 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
30 Oct Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W
26 Oct Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
23 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W
19 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–2 L
16 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W
02 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–0 W
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
19 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 1–0 W
15 Oct Morecambe FC H 3–2 W
09 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
02 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Burton Albion FC
#21 Position #15
11 Points 17
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 5
11 Scored 18
22 Conceded 21
-11 GD -3
0.79 PPG 1.21
21% Win % 29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 21st (11 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' And we are off! Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James McClean makes it 1-0.
  • 14' Ben Garratt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Burton Albion FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 15.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Burton Albion FC's shape.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 395 games and scored 419 goals.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 39' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Bayliss is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Thomas O'Connor makes way for Charlie Lakin at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Burton Albion FC.
  • 51' What composure from Curtis Tilt! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 56' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tendayi Darikwa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 57' Tom Hamer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Burton Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' Burton Albion FC make a change. Lucas Akins trudges off to be replaced by Kane Hemmings on 64 minutes.
  • 69' 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 Michael Mancienne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Thelo Aasgaard on, Tom Bayliss off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 87' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. James McClean departs to be replaced by Tom Pearce.
  • Burton Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

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
Will Keane 2
John Brayford 2
Rumarn Burrell 2
Jon Bodvarsson 1
Ronan Darcy 1
Kane Hemmings 1

Head to Head

2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 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

2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2021-10-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2021-10-23 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-10-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-10-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-10-02 Gillingham FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Burton Albion FC Form

2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2021-10-23 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2021-10-19 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2021-10-15 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Morecambe FC W 2021-10-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L 2021-10-02 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC45% Draw27% Burton Albion FC28%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
55%
Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC28% Draw47% Burton Albion FC25%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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