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League One | Gameweek 28
Jan 25, 2025 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Bristol Rovers

Wigan
2 - 0
Bristol Rovers

Carragher (6'), Smith (70')
Hungbo (32')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Wilson (40'), Sawyers (45+3'), Thomas (58')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 1-2 Burton Albion
Tuesday, January 21 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Bristol Rovers 3-1 Barnsley
Saturday, January 18 at 3pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-1 Bristol Rovers

On the back of defeat to Burton, Maloney is coming under increasing pressure at the Latics. Nevertheless, we feel that his side will do enough to earn a hard-fought share of the spoils, a result that both teams would settle for in the circumstances. 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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 57.29%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 17.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.88%) and 2-1 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.48%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawBristol Rovers
57.29% (0.195 0.2) 24.76% (-0.065000000000001 -0.07) 17.96% (-0.128 -0.13)
Both teams to score 43.41% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.93% (0.064 0.06)57.07% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.05% (0.053000000000001 0.05)77.95% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.13% (0.099999999999994 0.1)19.87% (-0.1 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.02% (0.161 0.16)51.98% (-0.161 -0.16)
Bristol Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.17% (-0.118 -0.12)45.83% (0.12 0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.41% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)81.59% (0.094999999999999 0.09)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 57.27%
    Bristol Rovers 17.96%
    Draw 24.75%
Wigan AthleticDrawBristol Rovers
1-0 @ 14.71% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 11.88% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-1 @ 9.28% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-0 @ 6.4% (0.044 0.04)
3-1 @ 5% (0.018 0.02)
4-0 @ 2.59% (0.026 0.03)
4-1 @ 2.02% (0.014 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.95% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.45%
Total : 57.27%
1-1 @ 11.48% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 9.11% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-2 @ 3.62% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 0.55%
Total : 24.75%
0-1 @ 7.11% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 4.48% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-2 @ 2.77% (-0.025 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.17% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-3 @ 0.94% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 17.96%

How you voted: Wigan vs Bristol Rovers

Wigan Athletic
30.0%
Draw
20.0%
Bristol Rovers
50.0%
10
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham27196246192763
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe29178455302559
3Wrexham29167643251855
4Stockport CountyStockport29148744281650
5Huddersfield TownHuddersfield28146841261548
6Leyton Orient281351040251544
7Charlton AthleticCharlton2812883628844
8Reading28135104341244
9Bolton WanderersBolton29135114343044
10Barnsley29127104139243
11Stevenage2711792725240
12Lincoln CityLincoln29109103534139
13Blackpool2891184140138
14Mansfield TownMansfield28114133535037
15Rotherham UnitedRotherham28107113333037
16Wigan AthleticWigan2897122728-134
17Northampton TownNorthampton3089132945-1633
18Exeter CityExeter2995153346-1332
19Bristol Rovers2894152844-1631
20Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2986154555-1030
21Burton Albion29510143044-1425
22Crawley TownCrawley2766152748-2124
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2865172848-2023
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge2857162950-2122


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