Match Report
Wigan Athletic (16th, 56 pts) visited Burton Albion (17th, 54 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Burton Albion 9th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Per game in the league, Burton Albion were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.3, Wigan Athletic 1.07 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Burton Albion, 6 draws and 4 for Wigan Athletic, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Pirelli Stadium (capacity 6,912). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Wigan Athletic: Harrison Bettoni (64'), Dara Costelloe (87')
Key stats
Possession: Burton Albion 56% · Wigan Athletic 44% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 7-1