Wigan Athletic FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Wigan Athletic FC

2 – 1

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Northampton Town FC

Tue 26 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 7,754 HT 45' · FT 45'

Thelo Aasgaard 11' 1–0

Jonny Smith 18' 2–0

2–1 56' Tom Eaves

Y 48' Jon Guthrie

Matthew Smith 79' Y

Overview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Aaron Bannister (England)
Assistant 1 Simon Clayton
Assistant 2 Matthew Bacon (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-01-13 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-08-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2021-02-09 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
23 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Nov	Carlisle United FC	A	2–0	W
28 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	2–2	D
22 Oct	Mansfield Town FC	H	1–2	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–2	L
23 Nov	Cambridge United FC	H	0–0	D
16 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	0–0	D
09 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Kettering Town FC	H	1–2	L
29 Oct	Lincoln City FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/6

■ 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' Three points are at stake. Wigan Athletic FC host Northampton Town FC — let the battle begin!
5' Wigan Athletic FC have won 419 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
11' Goal! Thelo Aasgaard scores his 36 goal in 395 matches.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. TJ Eyoma departs to be replaced by Aaron McGowan.
18' A stunning finish from Jonny Smith — that came from absolutely nowhere!
23' 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.
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Northampton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' The 25-year-old William Hondermarck has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Tom Eaves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyler Roberts on 46 minute.
48' The referee shows Northampton Town FC player a card on 48.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Brady might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' A stunning finish from Tom Eaves — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Jonny Smith is replaced by Dion Rankine on 57 minute.
62' The Northampton Town FC bench stirs into life. Samy Chouchane is withdrawn and Sam Hoskins gets his opportunity.
67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Northampton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
77' Liam McCarron gets the nod from Northampton Town FC. He replaces Tariqe Fosu-Henry and will look to change the dynamic.
78' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — James Carragher on, Steven Sessegnon off on 78 minutes.
79' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
79' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Jensen Weir is replaced by Scott Smith.
84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Northampton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Wigan Athletic FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Toby Sibbick
5
Steven Sessegnon ↓ James Carragher 78'
4
Will Aimson
6
Jensen Weir ↓ Scott Smith 79'
15
Jason Kerr
8
Matthew Smith
10
Thelo Aasgaard
1
Sam Tickle
18
Jonny Smith ↓ Dion Rankine 57'
28
Dale Taylor
29
Silko Thomas

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Cameron McGeehan
19
Tyler Roberts ↓ Tom Eaves 46'
5
Jon Guthrie
1
Lee Burge
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker
22
Akin Odimayo ↓ Martyn Waghorn 77'
23
William Hondermarck
24
Tariqe Fosu-Henry ↓ Liam McCarron 77'
28
TJ Eyoma ↓ Aaron McGowan 17'
10
Mitch Pinnock
30
Samy Chouchane ↓ Sam Hoskins 62'

Bench

29
Martyn Waghorn ↑ 77'
9
Tom Eaves ↑ 46'
7
Sam Hoskins ↑ 62'
17
Liam McCarron ↑ 77'
3
Aaron McGowan ↑ 17'
13
Nikola Tzanev
41
Ruben Wyatt

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	3
Callum Wright	1
Jake Evans	1
Callum McManaman	1
Charlie Hughes	1
Joe Garner	1
Josh Magennis	1
Thomas James	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2024-11-23 Barnsley FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-11-02 Carlisle United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-10-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2024-11-23 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2024-11-16 Blackpool FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2024-11-09 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-11-02 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Kettering Town FC L 2024-10-29 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.35 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC47% Draw27% Northampton Town FC26%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

53%

Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC29% Draw49% Northampton Town FC22%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11%

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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