Wigan Athletic FC vs Peterborough United FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Wigan Athletic FC

2 – 0

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Peterborough United FC

Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Peterborough United FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
Peterborough United FC 46 games · 53 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Parkinson (England)

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 3.1 goals Peterborough United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC 2025-01-28 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC 2024-02-03 Peterborough United FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-11-07 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	2–0	W
09 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–2	L
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

Peterborough United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
09 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	0–2	L
02 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
03 May	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L
30 Apr	Mansfield Town FC	A	2–4	L
26 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Peterborough United FC
#16	Position	#18
56	Points	53
46	Played	46
14 / 14 / 18	W / D / L	15 / 8 / 23
49	Scored	64
58	Conceded	68
-9	GD	-4
1.22	PPG	1.15
30%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Peterborough United FC are 18th (53 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Wigan Athletic FC and Peterborough United FC.
With this win, Wigan Athletic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Peterborough United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jonson Clarke-Harris	3
Thelo Aasgaard	3
Dale Taylor	2
Callum McManaman	2
Kwame Poku	1
Josh Magennis	1
Josh Knight	1
Ricky Jade-Jones	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-08-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2025-08-09 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 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

Peterborough United FC Form

2025-08-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC L 2025-08-09 Peterborough United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-08-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-05-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-04-30 Mansfield Town FC 4–2 Peterborough United FC L 2025-04-26 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.81 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Peterborough United FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC57% Draw24% Peterborough United FC19%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Peterborough United FC

43%

Wigan Athletic FC or Peterborough United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC39% Draw44% Peterborough United FC17%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Peterborough United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Peterborough United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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