Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Whatmough 11' Y
Y 25' Joe Dodoo
James McClean 25' Y
Y 31' Matthew Smith
Y 48' Joseph Olowu
Charlie Wyke 73' Y
Max Power 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
1
Wigan Athletic FC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-04-10 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-10-03 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W
28 Aug Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
21 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 2–0 W
17 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
14 Aug Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
28 Aug Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
21 Aug Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D
17 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L
14 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L
07 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L

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' KICK OFF: Doncaster Rovers FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Matthew Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 11' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 11.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Richie Wellens might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' Tommy Rowe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
  • 24' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Will Keane makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 25' Doncaster Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matthew Smith.
  • 36' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Doncaster Rovers FC backline.
  • 41' Pontus Dahlberg has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Doncaster Rovers FC's shape.
  • 48' Joseph Olowu was booked on 48.
  • 52' Will Keane adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Doncaster Rovers FC ring the changes. Charlie Seaman has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Vilca to step up.
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Amos made 390 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Doncaster Rovers FC — Danny Gardner on, Ethan Galbraith off on 70 minutes.
  • 73' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Charlie Wyke gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Max Power on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Callum Lang trudges off to be replaced by Gwion Edwards on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 80 minute. Matthew Smith leaves to be changed by John Bostock.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Charlie Wyke trudges off to be replaced by Stephen Humphrys on 86 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richie Wellens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-04-10 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–4 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-10-03 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-08-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2021-08-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-08-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-08-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2021-08-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-09-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-08-28 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-08-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2021-08-17 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-08-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-08-07 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC50% Draw28% Doncaster Rovers FC22%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
50%
Wigan Athletic FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw53% Doncaster Rovers FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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