Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wrexham AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Wrexham AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Racecourse Ground 13,332 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Barnett 60' 1–0
1–1 79' Joe Hugill
Steven Fletcher 90+1' 2–1
Y 27' Babajide Adeeko
Ryan Barnett 61' Y
Y 77' Will Aimson
Y 85' Jensen Weir
James McClean 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wrexham AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Racecourse Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
  • Assistant 2 Joseph Pettitt (England)
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

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

1
1
Wrexham AFC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wrexham AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D
14 Dec Cambridge United FC H 2–2 D
07 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
03 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
21 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–2 D
14 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
07 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L
03 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' Welcome to Racecourse Ground that hosts another battle between Wrexham AFC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Michael Olakigbe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wrexham AFC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phil Parkinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a card for Babajide Adeeko.
  • 32' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Babajide Adeeko by Jensen Weir on 32 minute.
  • 37' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Ryan Barnett has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' Ryan Barnett picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' Matty James, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Jonny Smith trudges off to be replaced by Silko Thomas on 67 minutes.
  • 72' With 1 assists to his name this season, Silko Thomas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wrexham AFC.
  • 77' Will Aimson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Joe Hugill has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 84' Lewis Brunt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Mo Faal. He replaces Oliver Rathbone on 87 minute.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Wrexham AFC! Sebastian Revan comes on to replace Ryan Barnett.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for James McClean on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wrexham AFC players.

Lineups

Wrexham AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Wrexham AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wrexham AFC49% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC24%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wrexham AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
51%
Wrexham AFC or Wigan Athletic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wrexham AFC32% Draw48% Wigan Athletic FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wrexham AFC

Handicap Wrexham AFC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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