Thursday , 2 July 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

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • With this win, Wigan Athletic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.