Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Northampton Town FC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Oliver Crankshaw 13' Y
Joe Garner 40' Y
Tom Pearce 77' Y
Y 81' Jack Sowerby
Y 90' Jonathan Mitchell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt

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

5
2
1
Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Northampton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Northampton Town FC H 2–3 L
27 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–2 L
24 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
20 Oct Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
17 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
10 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–3 L
Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 3–2 W
27 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L
24 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L
20 Oct Swindon Town FC H 2–1 W
17 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
10 Oct Peterborough United FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Northampton Town FC
#25 Position #7
0 Points 35
1 Played 46
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 29
2 Scored 39
3 Conceded 74
-1 GD -35
0.00 PPG 0.76
0% Win % 20%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts). Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The DW Stadium!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 13' Assisted by Danny Rose with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Watson makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 13' The referee calls foul for Oliver Crankshaw. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 18' Michael Harriman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' Against the run of play, Sam Hoskins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emeka Obi is hanging Oliver Crankshaw on the field on 22 minute.
  • 27' Nicky Adams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Northampton Town FC tonight.
  • 32' Tom Pearce, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Northampton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Smith made 6 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' Adam Long has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Danny Rose by Caleb Chukwuemeka on 61 minute.
  • 63' What a moment for Joe Garner! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Magnificent from Caleb Chukwuemeka! That is 1 goals in 191 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Nicky Adams by Mark Marshall on 68 minute.
  • 73' Kyle Joseph gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Thelo Aasgaard and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Magnificent from Thomas James! That is 4 goals in 10 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' Tom Pearce is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 81' The referee shows Northampton Town FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie Jones, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' Luka Racic gets the nod from Northampton Town FC. He replaces Harry Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Mitchell.
  • 2-3 the final result. Wigan Athletic FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Sheridan

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Curle

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Hoskins 3
Ryan Watson 1
Jonny Smith 1
Tom Eaves 1
Caleb Chukwuemeka 1
Dale Taylor 1
Callum Lang 1
Tariqe Fosu-Henry 1

Head to Head

2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC L 2020-10-27 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-10-24 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2020-10-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2020-10-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC W 2020-10-27 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC L 2020-10-24 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2020-10-20 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W 2020-10-17 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2020-10-10 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.43 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Northampton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC43% Draw23% Northampton Town FC34%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Northampton Town FC
57%
Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC37% Draw35% Northampton Town FC28%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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