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League One | Gameweek 39
Mar 16, 2024 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Blackpool

Wigan
1 - 0
Blackpool

Smith (26')
Adeeko (22'), Maloney (23'), Hughes (45'), Jones (49')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Byers (42'), Pennington (62')

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: Wycombe 1-0 Wigan
Tuesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-2 Blackpool

This fixture has gone in Blackpool's favour more often than not in recent meetings between these two sides, with the Tangerines claiming four victories in the last five games. While Wigan will still be looking to climb as high up the table as possible, this game will mean much more to a playoff-hunting Blackpool and we expect them to win this one. 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 43.28%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 29.73% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.73%) and 0-2 (8.06%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
29.73% (-0.133 -0.13) 26.99% (-0.041 -0.04) 43.28% (0.18 0.18)
Both teams to score 49.29% (0.065000000000005 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.33% (0.114 0.11)55.67% (-0.11 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.18% (0.093999999999998 0.09)76.82% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.16% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)33.84% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.49% (-0.041 -0.04)70.51% (0.044000000000011 0.04)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.5% (0.14400000000001 0.14)25.5% (-0.14 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.65% (0.195 0.2)60.35% (-0.192 -0.19)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 29.73%
    Blackpool 43.28%
    Draw 26.98%
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 9.35% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
2-1 @ 6.92% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-0 @ 5.07% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.5% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-0 @ 1.83% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.71% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 29.73%
1-1 @ 12.77% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 8.63% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 4.73% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 26.98%
0-1 @ 11.79%
1-2 @ 8.73% (0.023 0.02)
0-2 @ 8.06% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-3 @ 3.98% (0.027 0.03)
0-3 @ 3.67% (0.028 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.15% (0.012 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.36% (0.014 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.25% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 43.28%

How you voted: Wigan vs Blackpool

Wigan Athletic
25.0%
Draw
0.0%
Blackpool
75.0%
12
Head to Head
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
Gameweek 21
Wigan
2-1
Blackpool
McClean (54'), Tilt (88')
Madine (34')
Jan 26, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 26
Wigan
0-5
Blackpool

Darikwa (54')
Ekpiteta (40'), Yates (42'), Virtue (53'), Simms (88', 90+1')
Nov 3, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 11
Blackpool
1-0
Wigan
Kaikai (47')
rhs 2.0
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1Birmingham CityBirmingham20153237162148
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe21145246222447
3Wrexham22136333151845
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield21133535181742
5Stockport CountyStockport22106634231136
6Reading2110473431334
7Barnsley229673131033
8Mansfield TownMansfield209472622431
9Lincoln CityLincoln228772826231
10Bolton WanderersBolton209472931-231
11Charlton AthleticCharlton218672520530
12Exeter CityExeter219392223-130
13Leyton Orient218492620628
14Wigan AthleticWigan217682018227
15Blackpool217683033-327
16Stevenage207581520-526
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2173113840-224
18Rotherham UnitedRotherham206591922-323
19Bristol Rovers2164111932-1322
20Northampton TownNorthampton2256112238-1621
21Crawley TownCrawley2154122036-1619
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge2145122137-1617
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2143142241-1915
24Burton Albion2126131734-1712


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