Wigan Athletic FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Wigan Athletic FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Martial Godo 27' 1–0

1–1 31' Regan Poole

1–2 37' Paddy Lane

Thelo Aasgaard 9' Y

Kelland Watts 45' Y

Charlie Wyke 49' R

Sean Clare 63' Y

Y 78' Abu Kamara

Y 90' Joe Morrell

Overview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Will Finnie
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Mark Pottage

5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-04-26 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-08-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Portsmouth FC	H	1–2	L
23 Sep	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–4	L
16 Sep	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Blackpool FC	A	1–2	L
26 Aug	Barnsley FC	H	0–2	L
19 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	4–0	W

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
23 Sep	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
19 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	3–2	W
16 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–0	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Portsmouth FC for another epic battle.
5' Wales international Regan Poole has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
9' The referee has no hesitation. Thelo Aasgaard is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — card on 9.
14' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 387 games and scored 410 goals.
27' Brilliant from the forward! Martial Godo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 27.
31' What an equalizer from Regan Poole!
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Portsmouth FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' A goal from the Northern Ireland international Paddy Lane! He fires home on 37 to make it 1-2!
42' Will Norris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 350 appearances.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kelland Watts on 45.
49' Poor challenge from Charlie Wyke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
54' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Thelo Aasgaard departs to be replaced by Callum Lang.
55' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Omar Rekik by Sean Clare on 55 minute.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
61' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Marlon Pack is replaced by Christian Saydee.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Clare argues furiously but the card stands.
66' Paddy Lane makes way for Gavin Whyte at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portsmouth FC.
69' The whistle greets Stephen Humphrys as he departs to be replaced by Jonny Smith.
74' Josh Magennis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
78' Abu Kamara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
78' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 78 minute. Martial Godo leaves to be changed by Josh Magennis.
83' 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.
87' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Abu Kamara is replaced by Terry Devlin.
90' Joe Morrell was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Portsmouth FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Charlie Wyke
5
Steven Sessegnon ↓ Callum McManaman 78'
11
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Jonny Smith 69'
2
Kelland Watts
23
Omar Rekik ↓ Sean Clare 55'
10
Thelo Aasgaard ↓ Callum Lang 54'
1
Sam Tickle
21
Scott Smith
6
Charlie Hughes
26
Babajide Adeeko
17
Martial Godo ↓ Josh Magennis 78'

Bench

12
Ben Amos
7
Sean Clare ↑ 55'
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 78'
20
Callum McManaman ↑ 78'
19
Callum Lang ↑ 54'
18
Jonny Smith ↑ 69'
4
Liam Morrison

Coach Shaun Maloney

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum Lang	2
Aiden O'Brien	2
George Hirst	2
Yengi Kusini	1
Andy Cannon	1
Will Keane	1
Martial Godo	1
Regan Poole	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC L 2023-09-23 Bristol Rovers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-09-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W 2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-09-16 Derby County FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2023-09-02 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-08-26 Stevenage FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Portsmouth FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC32% Draw29% Portsmouth FC39%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

68%

Wigan Athletic FC or Portsmouth FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC24% Draw48% Portsmouth FC28%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

0 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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