Wigan Athletic vs Bristol RoversLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2024/2025

Wigan Athletic

Carragher6'

Smith70'

-FT

Jan 25, 2025

The DW Stadium|Wigan

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Match Timeline

87'Substitution

Jon Mellish· In

Silko Thomas· Out

Wigan Athletic

87'Substitution

Will Goodwin· In

Dale Taylor· Out

Wigan Athletic

77'Substitution

Clinton Mola· In

Lino Sousa· Out

Bristol Rovers

77'Substitution

Jamie Lindsay· In

Grant Ward· Out

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

2-0

Jonny Smith

70'·Wigan Athletic

⚽

69'Substitution

Harry McHugh· In

Oliver Norburn· Out

Wigan Athletic

69'Substitution

Chris Martin· In

Isaac Hutchinson· Out

Bristol Rovers

62'Substitution

Scott Sinclair· In

Luke Thomas· Out

Bristol Rovers

62'Substitution

Shaqai Forde· In

Luke Thomas· Out

Bristol Rovers

58'Yellow Card

Luke Thomas

Bristol Rovers

54'Substitution

Jonny Smith· In

Joseph Hungbo· Out

Wigan Athletic

45'+3Yellow Card

Romaine Sawyers

Bristol Rovers

40'Yellow Card

James Wilson

Bristol Rovers

32'Yellow Card

Joseph Hungbo

Wigan Athletic

Goal!

1-0

James Carragher

6'·Wigan Athletic

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Statistics of the Game

Wigan Athletic

Bristol Rovers

36%Ball Possession64%

10Shots Total5

2Shots On Target3

2Corners3

8Fouls12

1Yellow Cards3

2Offsides1

3Saves0

304Passes556

73Attacks102

30Dangerous Attacks26

6Goal Attempts6

8Shots Off Target2

5Shots Inside Box3

5Shots Outside Box2

2Goals0

3Shots Blocked1

4Substitutions5

12Tackles11

240Accurate Passes482

0Red Cards0

79Ball Safe83

1Injuries1

78.95%Pass Accuracy86.69%

Wigan Athletic

Manager: S. Maloney

Starting XI

Sam Tickle

Toby Sibbick

James Carragher

Jason Kerr

Luke Robinson

Joseph Hungbo

Oliver Norburn

Scott Smith

Silko Thomas

Dale Taylor

Thelo Aasgaard

Substitutes

Jon Mellish

Will Aimson

Tom Watson

Jonny Smith

Callum McManaman

Harry McHugh

Will Goodwin

Bristol Rovers

Manager: I. Calderon

Starting XI

Joshua Griffiths

Joel Senior

James Wilson

Conner Taylor

Lino Sousa

Romaine Theodore Sawyers

Grant Ward

Luke Thomas

Isaac Hutchinson

Ruel Sotiriou

G. O'Donkor

Substitutes

Taylor Moore

Clinton Mola

Scott Sinclair

Chris Martin

S. Forde

Jamie Lindsay

Matthew Hall

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Sam Tickle GK	-	90'	0	0	-	19(70%)	-	-
Thelo Aasgaard FW	-	90'	0	0	0/2	23(91%)	1	5/12
Jason Kerr DF	-	90'	0	0	-	42(93%)	1	2/3
Toby Sibbick DF	-	90'	0	0	-	25(80%)	1	3/8
Luke Robinson DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	31(68%)	1	2/4
Scott Smith MF	-	90'	0	0	-	31(72%)	1	2/4
James Carragher DF	-	90'	1	0	1/1	42(79%)	2	5/10
Oliver Norburn MF	-	69'	0	0	-	34(82%)	1	4/5
Dale Taylor FW	-	87'	0	1	0/2	12(58%)	-	7/11
Silko Thomas MF	-	87'	0	0	-	13(85%)	1	3/6
Joseph Hungbo MF	-	54'	0	1	0/1	18(83%)	-	2/8
Jon Mellish DF	-	8'	0	0	0/1	4(100%)	1	1/1
Jonny Smith MF	-	36'	1	0	1/2	7(71%)	1	2/3
Harry McHugh MF	-	21'	0	0	-	2(50%)	1	2/3
Will Goodwin FW	-	8'	0	0	-	1(100%)	1	1/1

Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Wigan Athletic	15	L1	0	1	3	2	6/15	6-8
Bristol Rovers	15	W1	1	0	1	2	6/15	6-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Wigan Athletic — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Wrexham2024-12-29
L0-3 vs Birmingham City2025-01-04
W2-0 @ Mansfield Town2025-01-14
W2-1 @ Stevenage2025-01-18
L1-2 vs Burton Albion2025-01-21

Bristol Rovers — last 5 games

L0-3 @ Stevenage2024-12-29
L2-3 vs Leyton Orient2025-01-01
W1-0 @ Cambridge United2025-01-04
L0-3 @ Ipswich Town2025-01-12
W3-1 vs Barnsley2025-01-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 7
Period covered: 2017-09-16 – 2024-09-14
Wigan Athletic wins: 4
Draws: 2
Bristol Rovers wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 2.71
Over 2.5 goals: 57%
Both teams scored: 43%
Home side won: 43%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 1D 1L (Wigan Athletic view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 2.71

Aggregated from 7 finished meetings (2017-09-16 – 2024-09-14) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 7)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-09-14	Bristol Rovers	0-4	Wigan Athletic
2024-04-27	Wigan Athletic	2-0	Bristol Rovers
2023-09-23	Bristol Rovers	4-1	Wigan Athletic
2021-02-23	Bristol Rovers	1-2	Wigan Athletic
2020-11-24	Wigan Athletic	0-0	Bristol Rovers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Wigan Athletic	15	46	56	-2	WWDDD	7	+8
Bristol Rovers	22	46	43	-32	LDLLL	23	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 13 ptsWigan Athletic 56 · Bristol Rovers 43
Positions: #15 vs #22
Goals per game: 0.87/0.91 vs 0.96/1.65scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-01-25

Previous Meetings

Last 7 matches

Won 57%

(4/7)

Draw 29%

(2/7)

Won 14%

(1/7)

Goals

13-6

Total matches

Recent matches (5/7)

League One•Sep 14, 2024

Bristol Rovers

0-4

Wigan Athletic

League One•Apr 27, 2024

Wigan Athletic

2-0

Bristol Rovers

League One•Sep 23, 2023

Bristol Rovers

4-1

Wigan Athletic

League One•Feb 23, 2021

Bristol Rovers

1-2

Wigan Athletic

League One•Nov 24, 2020

Wigan Athletic

0-0

Bristol Rovers

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Wigan Athletic wins

Draws

Bristol Rovers wins

Goals Scored

13 - 6

Sep 14, 2024 • League One

Bristol Rovers

0-4

Wigan Athletic

Apr 27, 2024 • League One

Wigan Athletic

2-0

Bristol Rovers

Sep 23, 2023 • League One

Bristol Rovers

4-1

Wigan Athletic

Matchday 28 — League One

Match Report

Bristol Rovers (22nd, 43 pts) visited Wigan Athletic (15th, 56 pts) with 13 points between them. Wigan Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Wigan Athletic ran at 0.87 scored and 0.91 conceded, Bristol Rovers at 0.96 and 1.65.

Across 7 recorded meetings, Wigan Athletic have 4 wins to Bristol Rovers's 1, with 2 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting.

The venue was The DW Stadium in Wigan, with room for 25,138 spectators. Wigan Athletic led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Wigan Athletic: James Carragher (6'), Jonny Smith (70')

More details:

Wigan Athletic — live results and schedule Bristol Rovers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers?

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bristol Rovers. League One (England) match played on 25 Jan 2025.

What league is Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match was played at The DW Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Wigan Athletic and Bristol Rovers?

In 7 meetings between 2017 and 2024: Wigan Athletic has 4 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss against Bristol Rovers.

Where was Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers played?

The match was played at The DW Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/7)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 28 — League One

Match Report

Goal scorers

Frequently Asked Questions