Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' KICK OFF: Wigan Athletic FC gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 11' Wigan Athletic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thelo Aasgaard on 11.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 17' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aaron McGowan is hanging TJ Eyoma on the field on 17 minute.
  • 18' Jonny Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' The 27-year-old Tyler Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 46' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 46 minute. Tyler Roberts leaves to be changed by Tom Eaves.
  • 48' Jon Guthrie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
  • 53' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Northampton Town FC's shape.
  • 56' Tom Eaves doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 57 minute. Jonny Smith leaves to be changed by Dion Rankine.
  • 62' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Hoskins is hanging Samy Chouchane on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' 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 Sam Hoskins suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' Liam McCarron has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tariqe Fosu-Henry on 77 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Steven Sessegnon by James Carragher on 78 minute.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Smith.
  • 79' The whistle greets Jensen Weir as he departs to be replaced by Scott Smith.
  • 84' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Northampton Town FC backline.
  • 89' Wigan Athletic FC have won 405 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 2-1 the final result. Northampton Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.11 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Northampton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC54% Draw22% Northampton Town FC24%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Northampton Town FC
46%
Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC38% Draw40% Northampton Town FC22%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.5%
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% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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