Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% 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 ball is rolling at The DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Northampton Town FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Michael Harriman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Alan Sheehan, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Ryan Watson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 13' Oliver Crankshaw picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Northampton Town FC have won 158 goals from 191 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' What composure from Sam Hoskins! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 22' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Emeka Obi comes on to replace Oliver Crankshaw.
  • 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' Northampton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' Northampton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Northampton 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.
  • 55' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Caleb Chukwuemeka is replacing Danny Rose for the Northampton Town FC side.
  • 63' What composure from Joe Garner! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 66' The England Caleb Chukwuemeka breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 1-3!
  • 68' A change in the Northampton Town FC ranks — Nicky Adams exits the field as Mark Marshall enters on 68.
  • 73' Kyle Joseph has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thelo Aasgaard on 73 minute.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Thomas James gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tom Pearce on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Sowerby argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Northampton Town FC! Luka Racic comes on to replace Harry Smith.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jonathan Mitchell on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Northampton Town FC will be frustrated.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Tom Eaves 1
Caleb Chukwuemeka 1
Dale Taylor 1
Callum Lang 1
Tariqe Fosu-Henry 1
Will Aimson 1
Callum Wright 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
3 / 4
1.67 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Northampton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC36% Draw26% Northampton Town FC38%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Northampton Town FC
64%
Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw42% Northampton Town FC29%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 0
5%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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