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League One | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Northampton Town

Wigan
2 - 1
Northampton

Hughes (72'), McManaman (79')
Lang (45+3'), Humphrys (62'), Pearce (87'), Sze (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Hoskins (24')
Sowerby (27'), Brady (28'), Leonard (60'), Odimayo (61'), Guthrie (68')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Wigan Athletic

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Wrexham 1-0 Wigan (4-2 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Northampton Town

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Northampton
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.30pm in EFL Cup

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 36.88%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 35.65% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.97%) and 2-0 (6.64%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 0-1 (10.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawNorthampton Town
36.88% (-0.012 -0.01)27.48% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)35.65% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Both teams to score 49.39% (0.012 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.73% (0.015999999999998 0.02)56.27% (-0.014999999999993 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.69% (0.013999999999999 0.01)77.31% (-0.012999999999991 -0.01)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.66% (0.0010000000000048 0)29.34% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.68%65.32%
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.9% (0.016999999999996 0.02)30.1% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.76% (0.021000000000001 0.02)66.24% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 36.87%
    Northampton Town 35.64%
    Draw 27.48%
Wigan AthleticDrawNorthampton Town
1-0 @ 10.82% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.97% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-0 @ 6.64% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-1 @ 3.26%
3-0 @ 2.71% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 1.96% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1%
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 36.87%
1-1 @ 13%
0-0 @ 8.83% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-2 @ 4.79% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 27.48%
0-1 @ 10.6%
1-2 @ 7.81% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 6.37% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 3.12% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 2.55% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 1.92% (0.002 0)
1-4 @ 0.94% (0.0019999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 35.64%

Head to Head
Feb 9, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 27
Northampton
0-1
Wigan

Sowerby (34'), Bolger (41'), Kioso (65')
Lang (82')
Tilt (64'), Keane (83')
Oct 31, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 10
Wigan
2-3
Northampton
Garner (63' pen.), James (75')
Crankshaw (13'), Garner (40'), Pearce (77')
Watson (13'), Hoskins (21'), Chukwuemeka (66')
Sowerby (81'), Mitchell (90+7')
Jan 1, 2018 3pm
Northampton
0-1
Wigan

Crooks (25'), Grimes (76')
Powell (5')
Jacobs (69')
Sep 19, 2017 7.45pm
Wigan
1-0
Northampton
Jacobs (56')
Morsy (44'), Jacobs (58')

Bowditch (78')