Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Fleetwood Town FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Fleetwood Town FC
Tue 1 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Graeme Shinnie 14' Y
Tendayi Darikwa 65' Y
Max Power 81' Y
James McClean 90' R
R 90' Joe Garner

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Fleetwood Town FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
1
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Fleetwood Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2021-11-02 Fleetwood Town FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-01-23 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2020-12-19 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 2–0 W
26 Feb Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
22 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 3–1 W
18 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Portsmouth FC A 3–3 D
12 Feb Cheltenham Town FC A 0–2 L
08 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D
05 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
29 Jan Cambridge United FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Wigan Athletic FC launch into their encounter with Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 5' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fleetwood Town FC's shape.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephen Crainey will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Will Keane makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 42' Goal! James McClean scores his 28 goal in 380 matches.
  • 46' Another change for Fleetwood Town FC made on 46 minute. Daniel Butterworth leaves to be changed by Cian Hayes.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Tom Naylor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Stephen Humphrys as he leaves the pitch. Josh Magennis steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 65' Tendayi Darikwa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Power.
  • 86' Curtis Tilt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Lang at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' A moment of madness from James McClean on 90 minutes earns him a Red card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Fleetwood Town FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Crainey

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bosun Lawal 2
Danny Andrew 2
Will Keane 2
Curtis Tilt 1
Callum Lang 1
Callum Morton 1
James McClean 1
Tom Pearce 1

Head to Head

2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2021-11-02 Fleetwood Town FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-01-23 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2020-12-19 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2022-02-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-02-18 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-02-15 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-02-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-02-26 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Fleetwood Town FC D 2022-02-12 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-02-08 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2022-02-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2022-01-29 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Fleetwood Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC52% Draw26% Fleetwood Town FC22%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Fleetwood Town FC
48%
Wigan Athletic FC or Fleetwood Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC33% Draw48% Fleetwood Town FC19%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Fleetwood Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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