Sunday , 15 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 7,553 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thelo Aasgaard 32' 1–0
1–1 34' Jon Bodvarsson
1–2 59' Rumarn Burrell
Y 4' Owen Dodgson
Y 8' Charlie Webster
Scott Smith 28' Y
Oliver Norburn 45' Y
Y 78' Elliot Watt

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Assistant 1 Tom Cooke (England)
  • Assistant 2 Oliver Nolan (England)
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 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
2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L
18 Jan Stevenage FC A 2–1 W
14 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 2–0 W
04 Jan Birmingham City FC H 0–3 L
29 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
18 Jan Crawley Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Jan Northampton Town FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Peterborough United FC H 2–2 D
29 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L

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
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
6/2
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
6/3
31-45
1/7
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/4
76+
5/8
■ 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' KICK OFF: Wigan Athletic FC gets underway.
  • 4' Owen Dodgson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 4.
  • 8' A moment of madness from Charlie Webster on 8 minutes earns him a card. Burton Albion FC will be frustrated.
  • 13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Burton Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thelo Aasgaard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 28' Scott Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thelo Aasgaard makes it 1-0.
  • 34' Jon Bodvarsson adds to his 0 season tally! Burton Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Oliver Norburn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Burton Albion FC's shape.
  • 55' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Silko Thomas is hanging Michael Olakigbe on the field on 55 minute.
  • 56' Jonny Smith makes way for Joseph Hungbo at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 59' What composure from Rumarn Burrell! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Scott Smith is replaced by Will Goodwin.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Tomas Kalinauskas is ready to make an impact after coming on for JJ McKiernan at the 73 minute mark.
  • 74' Harry McHugh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Toby Sibbick at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Kgaogelo Chauke has done his job and it is now time for Elliot Watt to step up.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Elliot Watt.
  • 81' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace Jon Bodvarsson by Danilo Orsi-Dadomo on 81 minute.
  • 86' Wigan Athletic FC have won 416 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Wigan Athletic FC will have plenty to reflect on. Burton Albion FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Hounsell

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

2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC 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

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC L 2025-01-18 Stevenage FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-01-14 Mansfield Town FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC L 2024-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC W 2025-01-18 Crawley Town FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2025-01-04 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-01-01 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Peterborough United FC D 2024-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC31% Draw29% Burton Albion FC40%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
69%
Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC21% Draw48% Burton Albion FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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