Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Crewe Alexandra FC
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 11:30 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'
Tendayi Darikwa 66' Y
R 70' Omar Beckles

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
  • Referee Declan Bourne
  • Referee Christopher Ward
  • Referee Wayne Grunnill

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

3
1
Wigan Athletic FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Crewe Alexandra FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
31 Mar Gillingham FC A 0–1 L
27 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 D
Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
13 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D
10 Apr Oxford United FC H 0–6 L
05 Apr Milton Keynes Dons FC A 2–0 W
02 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–2 L
20 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The DW Stadium that hosts another battle between Wigan Athletic FC and Crewe Alexandra FC.
  • 5' Crewe Alexandra FC is showing some good football. However, Crewe Alexandra FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Joe Dodoo puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Crewe Alexandra FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Owen Dale is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at The DW Stadium. Crewe Alexandra FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Tom Lowery has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie Jones, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Scotland international George Johnston has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crewe Alexandra FC backline.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Porter made 96 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Omar Beckles.
  • 72' Lee Evans has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 73' A change in the Crewe Alexandra FC ranks — Charlie Kirk exits the field as Donervon Daniels enters on 73.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Luke Offord is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crewe Alexandra FC tonight.
  • 84' Thelo Aasgaard gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Viv Solomon-Otabor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Danny Gardner. He replaces Will Keane on 87 minute.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Joe Dodoo is replaced by Jamie Proctor.
  • 90' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Funso-King Ojo trudges off to be replaced by Zach Clough on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Dodoo 1
Lee Evans 1
James McClean 1
Callum Lang 1
Will Keane 1
Josh Magennis 1
Mikael Mandron 1
Harry Pickering 1

Head to Head

2021-04-17 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

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 2021-03-31 Gillingham FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-03-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2021-04-17 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-04-13 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2021-04-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–6 Oxford United FC L 2021-04-05 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–2 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-04-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2021-03-20 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC43% Draw29% Crewe Alexandra FC28%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC
57%
Wigan Athletic FC or Crewe Alexandra FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw52% Crewe Alexandra FC21%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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