FA Cup

FA Cup | Third Round

Jan 8, 2022 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
3 - 2
Blackburn

Power (61'), Whatmough (75'), Aasgaard (90+4')
McClean (73'), Power (86')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Khadra (49'), Ayala (89')
Paul van Hecke (21'), Dolan (33'), Buckley (64'), Butterworth (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 42.85%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.06% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.68%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
42.85%	27.08%	30.06%

Both teams to score 49.17%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.1%

55.89%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.99%

77%

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.18%

25.82%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.21%

60.78%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.29%

33.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.64%

70.36%

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 42.85%

Blackburn Rovers 30.06%

Draw 27.08%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 11.78% 2-1 @ 8.68% 2-0 @ 7.98% 3-1 @ 3.92% 3-0 @ 3.6% 3-2 @ 2.13% 4-1 @ 1.33% 4-0 @ 1.22% Other @ 2.23% Total : 42.85%	1-1 @ 12.81% 0-0 @ 8.7% 2-2 @ 4.72% Other @ 0.85% Total : 27.08%	0-1 @ 9.47% 1-2 @ 6.97% 0-2 @ 5.15% 1-3 @ 2.53% 0-3 @ 1.87% 2-3 @ 1.71% Other @ 2.38% Total : 30.06%