Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Wigan Athletic 16th with 56, Exeter City 21st with 49. Recent form flatters Exeter City's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 21st. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/1.26 for Wigan Athletic and 1.13/1.33 for Exeter City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Exeter City. The last-five ledger: Wigan Athletic 8/15, Exeter City 1/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 for Exeter City, 3 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The DW Stadium in Wigan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,138. On the scoreboard, Wigan Athletic led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Wigan Athletic: Joe Taylor (5'), Fraser Murray (85')
Key stats
Possession: Wigan Athletic 42% · Exeter City 58% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-4