Wigan Athletic FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 28' James Coppinger

Y 78' Taylor Richards

Joe Garner 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at The DW Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mark Cunliffe
Referee Carl Boyeson
Referee
Referee Richard Woodward

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle FC	10	19
2	Bradford City AFC	9	17
3	Stockport County FC	9	16
4	Huddersfield Town AFC	9	16
5	Cambridge United FC	9	16
6	Reading FC	9	15
7	Sheffield Wednesday FC	8	15
8	Oxford United FC	7	14
9	Stevenage FC	8	12
10	Burton Albion FC	10	12
11	AFC Wimbledon	9	12
12	Leyton Orient FC	9	11
13	Luton Town FC	8	11
14	Mansfield Town FC	8	11
15	Wycombe Wanderers FC	9	10
16	Doncaster Rovers FC	8	9
17	Leicester City FC	8	9
18	Blackpool FC	8	8
19	Barnsley FC	8	8
20	Peterborough United FC	9	8
21	Bromley FC	8	8
22	Notts County FC	8	7
23	Milton Keynes Dons FC	8	6
24	Wigan Athletic FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-03 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Portsmouth FC	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Gillingham FC	H	2–3	L
13 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–2	L
22 Jul	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
18 Jul	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–2	D

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
26 Sep	Bristol Rovers FC	H	4–1	W
19 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	A	3–1	W
12 Sep	Milton Keynes Dons FC	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–0	W
29 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Doncaster Rovers FC
#24	Position	#16
4	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
5	Scored	9
13	Conceded	9
-8	GD	+0
0.50	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Doncaster Rovers FC

Isaac Hutchinson	2 G
Jack Senior	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Doncaster Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Fejiri Okenabirhie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Doncaster Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Coppinger.
33' Doncaster Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Perry made 387 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' Jamie Jones, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' Doncaster Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' Kal Naismith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
59' Joe Garner puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Josef Bursik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
67' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 67 minute. Reece James leaves to be changed by Cameron John.
71' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 71 minute. James Coppinger leaves to be changed by Fejiri Okenabirhie.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
78' Doncaster Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Garner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' The supporters are chanting for Ed Williams. He replaces Taylor Richards on 84 minute.
89' Thomas James is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
90' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Joe Garner by Oliver Crankshaw on 90 minute.
With this win, Wigan Athletic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Sheridan

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Reece James ↓ Cameron John 67'
5
Joe Wright
4
Tom Anderson
26
James Coppinger ↓ Fejiri Okenabirhie 71'
8
Ben Whiteman C
11
Jon Taylor
2
Brad Halliday
6
Madger Gomes
17
Taylor Richards ↓ Ed Williams 84'
19
Tyreece John-Jules
1
Josef Bursik

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	3
Joe Garner	1
Viv Solomon-Otabor	1
Joe Dodoo	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Taylor Richards	1
Tommy Rowe	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.81 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Wigan Athletic FC or Doncaster Rovers FC 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC34% Draw33% Doncaster Rovers FC33%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

66%

Wigan Athletic FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC18% Draw57% Doncaster Rovers FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.9%

0 – 1

14.9%

1 – 1

14.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 3

2.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

3 – 1

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	18%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	22%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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

Wigan Athletic FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Clean Sheet