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

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League One · 2025-26

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Northampton Town FC

Sat 2 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-02 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC 2025-05-03 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Northampton Town FC	H	3–1	W
03 May	Northampton Town FC	A	1–1	D
29 Apr	Burton Albion FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–3	L
03 May	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Crawley Town FC	A	0–3	L
21 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	4–1	W
18 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–2	L
12 Apr	Reading FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Northampton Town FC
#16	Position	#24
56	Points	35
46	Played	46
14 / 14 / 18	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
49	Scored	39
58	Conceded	74
-9	GD	-35
1.22	PPG	0.76
30%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	3
Charlie Hughes	1
Joe Garner	1
Josh Magennis	1
Thomas James	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Ryan Watson	1
Jonny Smith	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-08-02 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-05-03 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-29 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2025-04-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2025-04-18 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-08-02 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-05-03 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-26 Crawley Town FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC L 2025-04-21 Northampton Town FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-04-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-04-12 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC62% Draw23% Northampton Town FC15%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

38%

Wigan Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC42% Draw45% Northampton Town FC13%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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