Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Mansfield Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Mansfield Town FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium 10,196 HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Wright 25' 1–0
1–1 28' Lucas Akins
Joe Taylor pen 71' 2–1
Joe Taylor 43' Y
Y 45' Ryan Sweeney
Jensen Weir 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 James Tewson (England)
  • Assistant 2 Samuel Clayton (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

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

2
2
1
Wigan Athletic FC 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Mansfield Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC 2025-10-25 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-03-04 Mansfield Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-01-14 Mansfield Town FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-10-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Northampton Town FC A 3–1 W
02 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 0–0 D
28 Mar Reading FC A 0–3 L
21 Mar Exeter City FC H 2–0 W
17 Mar Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
Mansfield Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
03 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–0 W
21 Mar Northampton Town FC H 4–1 W
17 Mar Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D
14 Mar Barnsley FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Mansfield Town FC
#25 Position #13
0 Points 3
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 2
3 Conceded 1
-1 GD +1
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Mansfield Town FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts). Mansfield Town FC are 13th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wigan Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Mansfield Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Nunez, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' GOAL! Callum Wright fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 28' Lucas Akins makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Mansfield Town FC are in front.
  • 33' Wigan Athletic FC have won 405 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Mansfield 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.
  • 43' Joe Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
  • 45' Ryan Sweeney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Scotland international Jason Kerr has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Dara Costelloe departs to be replaced by Christian Saydee.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Mansfield Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' A change in the Mansfield Town FC ranks — Ryan Sweeney exits the field as Stephen McLaughlin enters on 64.
  • 69' Nathan Moriah-Welsh makes way for Tyler Roberts at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Mansfield Town FC.
  • 71' What a strike from Joe Taylor! The score is 2-1.
  • 74' Jensen Weir picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Mansfield Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Fox is hanging Raphael Borges Rodrigues on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Another change for Mansfield Town FC made on 87 minute. Louis Reed leaves to be changed by Oliver Irow.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Mansfield Town FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Mansfield Town FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thelo Aasgaard 3
Joe Taylor 1
Callum Wright 1
Lucas Akins 1
Keanu Baccus 1
Will Evans 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC 2025-10-25 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-03-04 Mansfield Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-01-14 Mansfield Town FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-10-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-03-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Exeter City FC W 2026-03-17 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Mansfield Town FC Form

2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2026-04-06 Mansfield Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC W 2026-03-17 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D 2026-03-14 Mansfield Town FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.63 Mansfield Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC31% Draw20% Mansfield Town FC49%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Mansfield Town FC
69%
Wigan Athletic FC or Mansfield Town FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw35% Mansfield Town FC46%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
7%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 4
4.6%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 4
3.5%
0 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Mansfield Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 11% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 20% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 17% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Mansfield Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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