Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Luton Town FC, FA Cup 2022-23 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2022-23
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Tue 17 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Power 45' Y
Jack Whatmough 56' Y
Curtis Tilt 79' Y
Y 89' Reece Burke
Charlie Hughes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Luton Town FC — FA Cup at DW Stadium.

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-03 Luton Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-03-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-12-07 Luton Town FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
07 Jan Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Hull City AFC H 1–4 L
29 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–4 L
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–4 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
14 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
07 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
26 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Luton Town FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Bennett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Luton Town 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.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It’s high time Kolo Toure made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Max Power catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' GOAL! Thelo Aasgaard fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 50' The England Cauley Woodrow breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 1-1!
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 59' Joe Bennett makes way for James McClean at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 63' The whistle greets Callum Lang as he departs to be replaced by Josh Magennis.
  • 64' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Cornick is hanging Allan Campbell on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' James Bree has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 355 appearances.
  • 74' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 84' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Reece Burke will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. James Bree departs to be replaced by Tom Lockyer.
  • 90' Charlie Hughes was booked on 90.
  • Full Time. Luton Town FC beats Wigan Athletic FC

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kolo Toure

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 2
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Harry Cornick 2
Kieffer Moore 1
George Moncur 1
Callum McManaman 1
Tom Lockyer 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2023-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Luton Town FC 2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-03 Luton Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-03-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-12-07 Luton Town FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2023-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L 2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC L 2022-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2023-01-17 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2023-01-14 Luton Town FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Luton Town FC W 2022-12-26 Luton Town FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC28% Draw28% Luton Town FC44%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Luton Town FC
72%
Wigan Athletic FC or Luton Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC20% Draw46% Luton Town FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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