Match Report
Barnsley went into the game 15th in the table on 59 points; Wigan Athletic sat 16th on 56 — a 3-point gap. Wigan Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 2 for Barnsley, 5 for Wigan Athletic and 7 drawn, at 2.07 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 21% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Barnsley: Charlie Lennon (90') · Wigan Athletic: Joe Taylor (29')
Key stats
Possession: Barnsley 64% · Wigan Athletic 36% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 11-5