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

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League One · 2024-25

Wigan Athletic FC

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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

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

Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Burton Albion FC 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Oldham
Assistant 1 Tom Cooke (England)
Assistant 2 Oliver Nolan (England)

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	2 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at The Brick Community Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' Owen Dodgson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 4.
8' Charlie Webster was booked on 8.
13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
18' Tomas Kalinauskas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Controversy at the stadium! Scott Smith argues furiously but the card stands.
32' Brilliant from the ! Thelo Aasgaard makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
34' What a moment for Jon Bodvarsson! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Burton Albion FC backline.
45' Oliver Norburn is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Michael Olakigbe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
55' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 55 minute. Michael Olakigbe leaves to be changed by Silko Thomas.
56' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Jonny Smith is replaced by Joseph Hungbo on 56 minute.
59' Goal! Rumarn Burrell scores his 13 goal in 21 matches.
64' The whistle greets Scott Smith as he departs to be replaced by Will Goodwin.
69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Burton Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — JJ McKiernan exits the field as Tomas Kalinauskas enters on 73.
74' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Toby Sibbick is replaced by Harry McHugh.
75' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace Kgaogelo Chauke by Elliot Watt on 75 minute.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elliot Watt on 78.
81' A tactical swap from Burton Albion FC — Danilo Orsi-Dadomo on, Jon Bodvarsson off on 81 minutes.
86' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Jon Mellish has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
With this win, Burton Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

42
Will Goodwin ↑ 64'
44
Joseph Hungbo ↑ 56'
24
Harry McHugh ↑ 74'
23
James Carragher
12
Tom Watson
19
Luke Robinson
29
Silko Thomas ↑ 55'

Coach Shaun Maloney

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ryan Sweeney
15
Terence Vancooten
1
Max Crocombe
18
Rumarn Burrell ↓ Mason Bennett 74'
2
Udoka Malife
17
Jack Armer
3
Owen Dodgson
33
Kgaogelo Chauke ↓ Elliot Watt 75'
8
Charlie Webster
10
Jon Bodvarsson ↓ Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 81'
24
JJ McKiernan ↓ Tomas Kalinauskas 73'

Bench

32
Mason Bennett ↑ 74'
11
Billy Bodin
4
Elliot Watt ↑ 75'
13
Harry Isted
9
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo ↑ 81'
7
Tomas Kalinauskas ↑ 73'
26
Finn Delap

Coach Tom Hounsell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2 / 4

0.91 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 Burton Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC25% Draw27% Burton Albion FC48%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Burton Albion FC

75%

Wigan Athletic FC or Burton Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC16% Draw46% Burton Albion FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 1

11.6%

0 – 2

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

9.3%

0 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	24%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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