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League One
Dec 20, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
 
Blackpool

WiganWigan Athletic
0-2
Blackpool

FT(HT: 0-0)
Fletcher (59'), Taylor (64')

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

Wigan Athletic

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Wigan 0-2 Blackpool
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in League One
Next Game: Bradford vs. Wigan
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

Blackpool

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Wigan 0-2 Blackpool
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in League One
Next Game: Blackpool vs. Doncaster
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

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 36.77%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 36.44% and a draw had a probability of 26.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.09%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 (10.02%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
36.44% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)26.79% (-0.023 -0.02)36.77% (0.057000000000002 0.06)
Both teams to score 51.61% (0.07 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.5% (0.089000000000006 0.09)53.5% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.98% (0.075000000000003 0.08)75.02% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.74% (0.022999999999996 0.02)28.26% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.03% (0.028999999999996 0.03)63.97% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.94% (0.075000000000003 0.08)28.06% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.28% (0.096000000000004 0.1)63.72% (-0.094999999999999 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 36.44%
    Blackpool 36.76%
    Draw 26.78%
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 10.02% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-1 @ 8.05% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 6.33% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.39% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-0 @ 2.67% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.15% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 36.44%
1-1 @ 12.73% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.93% (-0.028 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.11% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.78%
0-1 @ 10.07% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-2 @ 8.09% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.4% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 3.43% (0.011 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.71% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.17% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.09% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 36.76%

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Apr 26, 2025 3pm
gameweek 45
Wigan
1-1
Blackpool
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McManaman (70')
Evans (74' pen.)
Evans (70')
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gameweek 14
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')
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Mar 16, 2024 3pm
gameweek 39
Wigan
1-0
Blackpool
Smith (26')
Adeeko (22'), Maloney (23'), Hughes (45'), Jones (49')

Byers (42'), Pennington (62')
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Sep 2, 2023 3pm
gameweek 6
Blackpool
2-1
Wigan
Rhodes (4', 4'), Dougall (90+4')
Pennington (31'), Pennington (31'), Weir (37'), Weir (37'), Virtue (65')
Magennis (89')
McManaman (52'), McManaman (52'), Lang (70'), Humphrys (90+9')
Apr 15, 2023 3pm
gameweek 42
Blackpool
1-0
Wigan
Yates (2')
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