Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2020-21
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'
Funso-King Ojo 34' Y
Luke Robinson 41' Y
Curtis Tilt 90' Y
Y 90' Lee Brown

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Harty
  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
3
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-09-26 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
31 Mar Gillingham FC A 0–1 L
27 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 D
20 Mar Accrington Stanley FC A 1–3 L
16 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–0 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W
27 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W
20 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L
09 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
–/3
■ 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' That's the starting whistle at The DW Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wigan Athletic FC and Portsmouth FC.
  • 5' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 384 games and scored 410 goals.
  • 20' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Viv Solomon-Otabor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Luke Robinson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Andy Cannon puts Portsmouth FC on the lead.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Michael Jacobs is replaced by Andy Cannon.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leam Richardson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's shape.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Ben Close is replaced by Harvey White on 62 minute.
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Thelo Aasgaard is replaced by Will Keane on 68 minute.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 79 minute. Viv Solomon-Otabor leaves to be changed by Danny Gardner.
  • 82' Portsmouth FC make a change. Sean Raggett trudges off to be replaced by Rasmus Nicolaisen on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Joe Dodoo. He replaces Callum Lang on 83 minute.
  • 87' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Marcus Harness is withdrawn and James Bolton gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Curtis Tilt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Hirst 2
Callum Lang 2
Aiden O'Brien 2
Martial Godo 1
Regan Poole 1
Paddy Lane 1
Lee Evans 1
Josh Magennis 1

Head to Head

2021-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-09-26 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2021-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2021-03-31 Gillingham FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-03-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2021-03-20 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-03-16 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2021-03-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2021-04-05 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-04-02 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC W 2021-03-27 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W 2021-03-20 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-03-16 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2021-03-09 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Portsmouth FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC32% Draw34% Portsmouth FC34%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
68%
Wigan Athletic FC or Portsmouth FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC21% Draw56% Portsmouth FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 3
2.2%
0 – 3
2.2%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 20% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 21% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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