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

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League One · 2025-26

Wigan Athletic FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Tue 14 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC DW Stadium 7,989 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jason Kerr 15' 1–0

Joe Taylor 52' 2–0

Callum Wright 63' 3–0

Y 41' Jamal Baptiste

Fraser Murray 64' Y

Y 72' Brandon Cover

Will Aimson 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Alexander Bradley (England)

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Rotherham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC 2025-08-23 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-04-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC 2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-05-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
11 Apr	Mansfield Town FC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Northampton Town FC	A	3–1	W
02 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–0	D
28 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
21 Mar	Exeter City FC	H	2–0	W

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
11 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	1–3	L
07 Apr	Port Vale FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Stevenage FC	H	0–0	D
21 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Peterborough United FC	A	0–5	L

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC		Rotherham United FC
#25	Position	#6
0	Points	41
1	Played	46
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	10 / 11 / 25
2	Scored	41
3	Conceded	71
-1	GD	-30
0.00	PPG	0.89
0%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts). Rotherham United FC are 6th (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Wigan Athletic FC host Rotherham United FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Assisted by James Carragher with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jason Kerr makes no mistake. 1-0!
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Jordan Hugill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Rotherham United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Jamal Baptiste picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
52' Assisted by Matthew Smith with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Taylor makes no mistake. 2-0!
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' Rotherham United FC make a change. Gabriele Biancheri trudges off to be replaced by Ar'jany Martha on 62 minutes.
63' Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum Wright makes no mistake. 3-0!
64' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Fraser Murray gets a card.
69' Ryan Trevitt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dara Costelloe at the 69 minute mark.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brandon Cover on 72.
73' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Cohen Lee is replaced by James Clarke.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Caldwell might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Joe Taylor is withdrawn and Harrison Bettoni gets his opportunity.
85' Owen Moxon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jensen Weir at the 85 minute mark.
88' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Will Aimson gets a card.
It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Rotherham United FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

10
Joe Taylor ↓ Harrison Bettoni 80'
4
Will Aimson
6
Jensen Weir ↓ Owen Moxon 85'
15
Jason Kerr
7
Fraser Murray
21
Raphael Borges Rodrigues ↓ Joseph Hungbo 80'
17
Matthew Smith
1
Sam Tickle
8
Callum Wright
23
James Carragher ↓ Morgan Fox 69'
11
Dara Costelloe ↓ Ryan Trevitt 69'

Bench

3
Morgan Fox ↑ 69'
30
Toby Savin
9
Christian Saydee
44
Joseph Hungbo ↑ 80'
14
Ryan Trevitt ↑ 69'
33
Owen Moxon ↑ 85'
43
Harrison Bettoni ↑ 80'

Coach Gary Caldwell

Rotherham United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

10
Sam Nombe
2
Joe Rafferty
3
Zak Jules
15
Jamal Baptiste ↓ Jordan Hugill 73'
44
Daniel Gore
13
Ted Cann
28
Brandon Cover ↓ Emmanuel Adegboyega 73'
24
Harry Gray
51
Cohen Lee ↓ James Clarke 73'
29
Gabriele Biancheri ↓ Ar'jany Martha 62'
18
Lenny Agbaire

Bench

9
Jordan Hugill ↑ 73'
41
Josh Ayres
11
Ar'jany Martha ↑ 62'
36
Emmanuel Adegboyega ↑ 73'
23
Jack Holmes
37
James Clarke ↑ 73'
50
Ben Childs

Coach Lee Clark

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	2
Tom Naylor	1
Joe Taylor	1
Jason Kerr	1
Callum Wright	1
James Vaughan	1
Babajide Adeeko	1
James Vaughan	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-03-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Exeter City FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-11 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-07 Port Vale FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2026-03-21 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-03-17 Peterborough United FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.39 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Wigan Athletic FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC65% Draw20% Rotherham United FC15%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

35%

Wigan Athletic FC or Rotherham United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC47% Draw38% Rotherham United FC15%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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