Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Thomas James 82' Y
Christopher Merrie 90' Y
Y 90' Alex Gorrin

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee Geoffrey Liddle
  • Referee Lisa Rashid
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Oxford United FC H 1–2 L
08 Nov Chorley FC H 2–3 L
03 Nov Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
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
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
17 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC H 0–2 L
07 Nov Peterborough United FC H 1–2 L
03 Nov Rochdale AFC H 3–1 W
31 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 0–2 L
27 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Oxford United FC
#21 Position #3
11 Points 26
14 Played 13
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 1
11 Scored 22
22 Conceded 11
-11 GD +11
0.79 PPG 2.00
21% Win % 54%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 21st (11 pts). Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts).

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
Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
9/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G
Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 6 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 4 G 2 A
Cameron Brannagan 2 G
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wigan Athletic FC and Oxford United FC get this one started.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Oxford United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Oxford United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' Christopher Merrie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 395 appearances.
  • 25' James Henry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Oxford United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Michal Helik scoring 1 goals.
  • 35' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Thomas James needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Danny Gardner, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Oxford United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Oxford United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' GOAL! Matt Taylor scores on 61.
  • 66' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 70' Matthew Palmer makes way for Alex Perry at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Danny Gardner as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Crankshaw steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Liam Kelly is replaced by Sean Clare on 78 minute.
  • 79' Olamide Shodipo gets the nod from Oxford United FC. He replaces Jordan Obita and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thomas James on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Gavin Massey is withdrawn and Thelo Aasgaard gets his opportunity.
  • 86' What a strike from James Henry! The score is 0-2.
  • 89' Thelo Aasgaard doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Christopher Merrie.
  • 90' The whistle greets James Henry as he departs to be replaced by John Mousinho.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Lang 3
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Matt Taylor 2
Ruben Rodrigues 1
Tyler Goodrham 1
Christian Saydee 1
James Henry 1
Michal Helik 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-11-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC L 2020-11-08 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Chorley FC L 2020-11-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 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

Oxford United FC Form

2020-11-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2020-11-17 Oxford United FC 0–2 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2020-11-07 Oxford United FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC L 2020-11-03 Oxford United FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC W 2020-10-31 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2020-10-27 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.96 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC23% Draw26% Oxford United FC51%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Oxford United FC
77%
Wigan Athletic FC or Oxford United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC15% Draw44% Oxford United FC41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
10.4%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 3
6.1%
1 – 3
5.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
2.9%
0 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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