Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Fri 29 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC DW Stadium 11,426 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Hughes og 43' 1–0
1–1 54' John Brayford
Y 75' Ciaran Gilligan
Scott Smith 79' Y
Y 90' Joe Powell
Y 90' Tom Hamer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Assistant 1 Christopher Ward
  • Assistant 2 Wayne Grunnill
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

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
2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC 2023-10-03 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-04-12 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
12 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
09 Mar Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 2–4 L
27 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
23 Mar Port Vale FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Exeter City FC A 0–1 L
12 Mar Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
09 Mar Peterborough United FC H 1–3 L
02 Mar Cheltenham Town FC A 0–0 D

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
12 Scored 18
22 Conceded 24
-10 GD -6
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
21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
14% 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 ball is rolling at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' Burton Albion FC have won 434 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Thelo Aasgaard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 394 appearances.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Charlie Hughes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Wigan Athletic FC in their trying to find a way past Burton Albion FC's compact .
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Martin Paterson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Hughes makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Martial Godo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sean Clare at the 53 minute mark.
  • 54' John Brayford does the damage! The net is bulging and Burton Albion FC surge ahead!
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Charlie Kelman makes way for Josh Magennis at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 68' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Tom Pearce has done his job and it is now time for Luke Chambers to step up.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Ciaran Gilligan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
  • 79' Scott Smith has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 79.
  • 79' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Mason Bennett departs to be replaced by Ademola Ola-Adebomi.
  • 84' Burton Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Mark Helm as he leaves the pitch. Antwoine Hackford steps in for Burton Albion FC.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joe Powell on 90 minutes.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Paterson

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

2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC 2023-10-03 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-04-12 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-10-30 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2021-04-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2024-03-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-03-09 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-03-02 Fleetwood Town FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Burton Albion FC Form

2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-03-23 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Port Vale FC L 2024-03-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L 2024-03-12 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L 2024-03-09 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Peterborough United FC L 2024-03-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.06 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC41% Draw31% Burton Albion FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
59%
Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC25% Draw55% Burton Albion FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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