Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 8,606 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonny Smith 36' 1–0
1–1 88' James Collins
Y 20' Jovon Makama
Y 31' James Collins
Scott Smith 44' Y
Harry McHugh 45' Y
Jensen Weir 51' Y
Sam Tickle 77' Y
Toby Sibbick 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Mulligan (England)
  • Assistant 1 Karl Buckley (England)
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Mulraine

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2024-09-21 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-12-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
28 Jan Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W
21 Jan Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L
18 Jan Stevenage FC A 2–1 W
14 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 2–0 W
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
28 Jan Blackpool FC H 0–2 L
25 Jan Peterborough United FC H 5–1 W
18 Jan Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W
11 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
04 Jan Stevenage FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wigan Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Lincoln City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Carragher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lincoln City FC.
  • 10' Lincoln City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Jonny Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Jovon Makama was booked on 20.
  • 25' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joseph Hungbo is hanging Silko Thomas on the field on 25 minute.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Lincoln City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' Jonny Smith adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Scott Smith. He receives a card.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Harry McHugh on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Conor McGrandles is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Erhahon at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A moment of madness from Jensen Weir on 51 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • 56' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Harry McHugh departs to be replaced by Oliver Norburn.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Tendayi Darikwa as he leaves the pitch. Freddie Draper steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a card for Sam Tickle.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Kerr, as he is very good at scoring at The Brick Community Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Lincoln City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' Against the run of play, James Collins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 89' Toby Sibbick catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wigan Athletic FC 1-1 Lincoln City FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skubala

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Lang 3
Tom Hopper 2
Tony Scully 2
Timothy Eyoma 2
Jonny Smith 2
Daniel Mandroiu 1
Jorge Grant 1
James Collins 1

Head to Head

2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2024-09-21 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-12-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2025-01-28 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-01-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-01-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC L 2025-01-18 Stevenage FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-01-14 Mansfield Town FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Lincoln City FC Form

2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2025-01-28 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-01-25 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-01-18 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2025-01-04 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.25 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC45% Draw29% Lincoln City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
55%
Wigan Athletic FC or Lincoln City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw52% Lincoln City FC19%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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