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League One | Gameweek 45
Apr 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Blackpool

Wigan
1 - 1
Blackpool

Mellish (3')
McManaman (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Evans (74' pen.)
Evans (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Blackpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 1-0 Rotherham
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Blackpool 1-2 Wrexham
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 2-1 Blackpool

Blackpool have certainly enjoyed the stronger season of these two sides, but the hosts are gaining momentum under their new boss while the visitors find their season all but over having missed out on the top six, and we fancy Lowe's men to record a third straight win as a result. Read more.

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 Blackpool win with a probability of 45.81%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 26.17%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.23%) and 1-2 (8.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.92%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 1-0 (9.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
26.17% (0.02 0.02) 28.01% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 45.81% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Both teams to score 44.31% (0.013000000000005 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.05% (0.011000000000003 0.01)60.94% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.04% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)80.95% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.4% (0.023000000000003 0.02)39.6% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.71% (0.021000000000001 0.02)76.28% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.37% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)26.63% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.13% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)61.86% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 26.17%
    Blackpool 45.81%
    Draw 28%
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 9.77% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-1 @ 5.99% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-0 @ 4.52% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 1.85% (0.0029999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 1.4% (0.002 0)
3-2 @ 1.22% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 1.42%
Total : 26.17%
1-1 @ 12.92%
0-0 @ 10.54%
2-2 @ 3.96% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 28%
0-1 @ 13.95% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.23% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.55%
0-3 @ 4.07% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.77% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-3 @ 1.75% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-4 @ 1.35% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 1.25%
Other @ 1.89%
Total : 45.81%

How you voted: Wigan vs Blackpool

Wigan Athletic
53.3%
Draw
13.3%
Blackpool
33.3%
15
Head to Head
Oct 28, 2024 8pm
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Blackpool
2-2
Wigan
Kerr (45+1' og.), Aimson (90+2' og.)
Carey (32'), Casey (62')
Rankine (20'), Smith (41')
Maloney (33'), Francois (50'), Rankine (56'), Thomas (69')
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 39
Wigan
1-0
Blackpool
Smith (26')
Adeeko (22'), Maloney (23'), Hughes (45'), Jones (49')

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Sep 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 6
Blackpool
2-1
Wigan
Rhodes (4'), Dougall (90+4')
Pennington (31'), Weir (37'), Virtue (65')
Magennis (89')
McManaman (52'), Lang (70'), Humphrys (90+9')
Apr 15, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 42
Blackpool
1-0
Wigan
Yates (2')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
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Wigan
2-1
Blackpool
McClean (54'), Tilt (88')
Madine (34')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBirmingham CityBirmingham463493843153111
3Stockport CountyStockport462512972423087
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4625101167432485
5Wycombe WanderersWycombe4624121070452584
6Leyton Orient462461672482478
7Reading4621121368571175
8Bolton WanderersBolton46208186770-368
9Blackpool4617161372601267
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46197205855364
11Lincoln CityLincoln461613176456861
12Barnsley461710196973-461
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham461611195459-559
14Stevenage461512194250-857
15Wigan AthleticWigan461317164042-256
16Exeter CityExeter461511204965-1656
17Mansfield TownMansfield46159226073-1354
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough461312216881-1351
19Northampton TownNorthampton461215194866-1851
20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
RCrawley TownCrawley461210245783-2646
RBristol Rovers46127274476-3243
RCambridge UnitedCambridge46911264573-2838
RShrewsbury TownShrewsbury4689294179-3833


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