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

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
20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wigan Athletic FC and Portsmouth FC get this one started.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
  • 15' Thelo Aasgaard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 395 appearances.
  • 20' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' The 35-year-old Funso-King Ojo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Luke Robinson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Andy Cannon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Andy Cannon comes on to replace Michael Jacobs.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Ben Close is withdrawn and Harvey White gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Thelo Aasgaard by Will Keane on 68 minute.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Cowley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Viv Solomon-Otabor is replaced by Danny Gardner on 79 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Rasmus Nicolaisen comes on to replace Sean Raggett.
  • 83' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Callum Lang trudges off to be replaced by Joe Dodoo on 83 minutes.
  • 87' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Marcus Harness exits the field as James Bolton enters on 87.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Curtis Tilt gets a Yellow card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Callum Lang 2
Aiden O'Brien 2
George Hirst 2
Thomas James 1
Luke Chambers 1
Ellis Harrison 1
Yengi Kusini 1
Andy Cannon 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.