Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Hemel Hempstead Town FC, FA Cup 2025-26 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
6 – 4
5 – 3 pen
Full Time
Hemel Hempstead Town FC
Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Hemel Hempstead Town FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Aaron Bannister (England)

Head-to-Head

1
Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · Avg 10.0 goals Hemel Hempstead Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-01 Wigan Athletic FC 6–4 Hemel Hempstead Town FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Hemel Hempstead Town FC H 6–4 W
25 Oct Mansfield Town FC A 1–1 D
18 Oct Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
11 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
27 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
Hemel Hempstead Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 4–6 L
01 Oct Peterborough Sports FC A 1–3 L
24 Oct Hampton & Richmond Borough FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct AFC Dunstable A 2–1 W
21 Sep Beaconsfield Town FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct Oxford City FC A 0–5 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Hemel Hempstead Town FC this season

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Hemel Hempstead Town FC Lineups

H2H

Head to Head

2025-11-01 Wigan Athletic FC 6–4 Hemel Hempstead Town FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-11-01 Wigan Athletic FC 6–4 Hemel Hempstead Town FC W 2025-10-25 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-10-18 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2025-10-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L

Hemel Hempstead Town FC Form

2025-11-01 Wigan Athletic FC 6–4 Hemel Hempstead Town FC L 2022-10-01 Peterborough Sports FC 3–1 Hemel Hempstead Town FC L 2020-10-24 Hemel Hempstead Town FC 0–1 Hampton & Richmond Borough FC L 2020-10-03 AFC Dunstable 1–2 Hemel Hempstead Town FC W 2019-09-21 Beaconsfield Town FC 1–0 Hemel Hempstead Town FC L 2018-10-23 Oxford City FC 5–0 Hemel Hempstead Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.78 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Hemel Hempstead Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC56% Draw20% Hemel Hempstead Town FC24%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Hemel Hempstead Town FC
44%
Wigan Athletic FC or Hemel Hempstead Town FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC43% Draw34% Hemel Hempstead Town FC23%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–4 not predicted
6 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
5.6%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Hemel Hempstead Town FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 18% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Hemel Hempstead Town FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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