Match summary
Before kickoff, Wigan Athletic were 21st in the table but 8th on points from the last five league games. Exeter City had gone 12 matches without a win before this one. Only 17% of their 6 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Wigan Athletic2W 2D 1L
Wigan AthleticExeter City
8Pointsof 151
5Goals scored4
5Goals conceded11
2Clean sheets0
2Scored in a row1
2Unbeaten in a row0
1Without a win12
1Conceded in a row8
Head to head6 meetings · Oct 2023 – Nov 2025
- Wigan Athletic wins
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Exeter City wins
- 1
1.83goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
17%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWigan Athletic 1W 3D 1L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
- League OneExeter City1-1Wigan Athletic
- League OneExeter City1-1Wigan Athletic
- League OneWigan Athletic0-0Exeter City
- League OneWigan Athletic1-2Exeter City
- FA CupExeter City0-2Wigan Athletic
Show all 6 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 450 earlier results
Wigan AthleticExeter City
#21Position#19
42Points37 v 38 games42
-12Goal difference-8
1.05Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.11
1.38Conceded per game1.32
#8Form table position#23
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Wigan AthleticExeter City
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Exeter City · Danny Andrew
- Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Raphael Borges Rodrigues90+1'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · James Carragher · InOut: Llyton Chapman87'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Christian Saydee · InOut: Owen Moxon86'
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Fraser Murray2-085'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Joseph Hungbo · InOut: Joe Taylor82'
- 75'Substitution · Exeter City · K. McDonald · InOut: Ethan Brierley
- 74'Substitution · Exeter City · Carlos Gomes · InOut: J. Aitchison
- 69'Yellow Card · Exeter City · J. McMillan
- 65'Substitution · Exeter City · Akeel Higgins · InOut: R. Cole
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Dara Costelloe · InOut: Harrison Bettoni61'
- 46'Substitution · Exeter City · Danny Andrew · InOut: J. Yfeko
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Matthew Smith · InOut: C. Vickers46'
- 29'Yellow Card · Exeter City · J. Yfeko
- 14'Substitution · Exeter City · Joshua Brendan David Magennis · InOut: Timur Tuterov
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Joe Taylor1-05'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Wigan AthleticExeter City
42%Ball Possession58%
8Shots Total7
4Shots On Target2
3Corners4
7Fouls16
1Yellow Cards3
2Saves2
332Passes452
3Shots Off Target3
78Attacks108
53Dangerous Attacks39
5Shots Inside Box7
3Shots Outside Box0
2Goals0
16Free Kicks7
1Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
7Tackles21
1Assists0
239Accurate Passes347
16Total Crosses24
4Accurate Crosses7
10Interceptions6
2Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: R. Lowe
Starting XI
-
LC
Llyton Chapman7.8
-
JW
Jensen Weir6.8
-
HB
Harrison Bettoni6.9
-
CV
C. Vickers6.3
-
JT
Joe Taylor7.1
Substitutes
-
MS
Matthew Smith6.9
-
TS
Toby SavinManager: G. Caldwell
Starting XI
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JW
J. Whitworth6.8
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LW
Luca Woodhouse6.5
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JY
J. Yfeko6.3
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EB
Ethan Brierley6.5
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TT
Timur Tuterov6.4
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JW
Jayden Wareham6.6
Substitutes
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CG
Carlos Gomes6.6
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JB
Jack Bycroft-
SC
S. Cox-
AH
Akeel Higgins6.8
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 32(72%) | - | 2/7 | |
Llyton Chapman DF | 7.8 | 87' | 0 | 0 | - | 52(80%) | - | 6/12 |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(77%) | 1 | 8/13 | |
Joe Taylor FW | 7.1 | 82' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 5(60%) | - | 1/5 |
Harrison Bettoni FW | 6.9 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(55%) | 1 | 3/5 |
Matthew Smith MF | 6.9 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 23(83%) | - | 1/2 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(71%) | 1 | 6/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(57%) | - | - | |
Jensen Weir MF | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(79%) | - | 3/4 |
| 6.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.5 | 86' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(86%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(62%) | 2 | 6/15 | |
C. Vickers FW | 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 10(64%) | - | 1/7 |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/4 |
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