Match summary
Before kickoff, Wigan Athletic were 17th in the table but 11th on points from the last five league games.
Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Wigan Athletic2W 0D 3L
Wigan AthleticBristol Rovers
6Pointsof 156
6Goals scored6
8Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets1
3Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
2Conceded in a row2
Head to head7 meetings · Sep 2017 – Sep 2024
- Wigan Athletic wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Bristol Rovers wins
- 1
2.71goals per meeting
43%both teams scored
57%3+ goals
43%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWigan Athletic 3W 1D 1L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 306 earlier results
Wigan AthleticBristol Rovers
#17Position#18
30Points25 v 25 games28
-2Goal difference-14
0.96Scored per gameleague avg 1.281
1.04Conceded per game1.56
#11Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Wigan AthleticBristol Rovers
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Jon Mellish · InOut: Silko Thomas87'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Will Goodwin · InOut: Dale Taylor87'
- 77'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Clinton Mola · InOut: Lino Sousa
- 77'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Jamie Lindsay · InOut: Grant Ward
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Jonny Smith2-070'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Harry McHugh · InOut: Oliver Norburn69'
- 69'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Chris Martin · InOut: Isaac Hutchinson
- 62'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Scott Sinclair · InOut: Luke Thomas
- 62'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Shaqai Forde · InOut: Luke Thomas
- 58'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Luke Thomas
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Jonny Smith · InOut: Joseph Hungbo54'
- 45+3'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Romaine Sawyers
- 40'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · James Wilson
- Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Joseph Hungbo32'
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · James Carragher1-06'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Wigan AthleticBristol 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%
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: S. Maloney
Starting XI
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SS
Scott Smith6.7
-
DT
Dale Taylor7.4
Substitutes
-
TW
Tom Watson-
JS
Jonny Smith7.0
-
HM
Harry McHugh6.6
-
WG
Will Goodwin6.5
Manager: I. Calderon
Starting XI
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JS
Joel Senior6.6
-
LS
Lino Sousa7.3
-
IH
Isaac Hutchinson6.2
-
GO
Gatlin O'Donkor5.9
Substitutes
-
SF
Shaq Forde6.6
-
MH
Matthew HallPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 42(79%) | 2 | 5/10 | |
Dale Taylor FW | 7.4 | 87' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 13(58%) | - | 7/11 |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(70%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(80%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 7.1 | 54' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 18(83%) | - | 2/7 | |
Jonny Smith MF | 7.0 | 36' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 7(71%) | 1 | 1/2 |
| 7.0 | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(82%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(93%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
Scott Smith MF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(72%) | 1 | 2/4 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23(91%) | 1 | 5/12 | |
| 6.6 | 87' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(85%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(68%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
Harry McHugh MF | 6.6 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | 1 | 2/3 |
Will Goodwin FW | 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | 1 | 1/1 |
| 6.2 | 8' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(100%) | 1 | 1/1 |
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