Match summary
Before kickoff, Lincoln City (2nd, 55 pts) were 24 points ahead of Wigan Athletic (19th, 31 pts). Lincoln City had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Lincoln City won with 35% of the possession.
Wigan Athletic vs Lincoln City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Wigan Athletic1W 1D 3L
Wigan AthleticLincoln City
4Pointsof 1511
4Goals scored13
7Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row10
0Unbeaten in a row10
3Without a win0
3Conceded in a row0
Head to head9 meetings · Dec 2020 – Sep 2025
- Wigan Athletic wins
- 2
- Draws
- 4
- Lincoln City wins
- 3
2.44goals per meeting
78%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
11%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWigan Athletic 1W 4D 0L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 330 earlier results
Wigan AthleticLincoln City
#19Position#2
31Points27 v 28 games55
-4Goal difference+18
1.07Scored per gameleague avg 1.271.68
1.22Conceded per game1.04
#23Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Wigan AthleticLincoln City
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · George Wickens
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Raphael Borges Rodrigues · InOut: Callum Wright86'
- 86'Substitution · Lincoln City · Tom Bayliss · InOut: Ivan Varfolomeev
- 86'Substitution · Lincoln City · Alfie Lloyd · InOut: Robert Street
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Harrison Bettoni · InOut: Owen Moxon80'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Dara Costelloe · InOut: Joe Taylor80'
- 75'Substitution · Lincoln City · Ryley Towler · InOut: Freddie Draper
- Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Owen Moxon74'
- 66'Substitution · Lincoln City · Ben House · InOut: Reeco Hackett
- 66'Substitution · Lincoln City · Dom Jefferies · InOut: Jack Moylan
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Joseph Hungbo · InOut: Fraser Murray46'
- 24'Goal · Lincoln City · Jack Moylan0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Wigan AthleticLincoln City
65%Ball Possession35%
9Shots Total8
4Shots On Target3
6Corners1
9Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
2Saves3
612Passes341
3Shots Off Target4
139Attacks106
51Dangerous Attacks42
6Shots Inside Box6
3Shots Outside Box2
0Goals1
12Free Kicks9
2Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions5
10Tackles22
0Assists1
524Accurate Passes238
18Total Crosses7
4Accurate Crosses1
9Interceptions8
58Duels Won65
1Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: R. Lowe
Starting XI
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JW
Jensen Weir6.9
-
MS
Matthew Smith6.9
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JT
Joe Taylor6.4
Substitutes
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TS
Toby Savin-
HB
Harrison Bettoni6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 113(92%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 75(85%) | 3 | 6/9 | |
| 7.1 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 64(84%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 105(90%) | - | 12/17 | |
Matthew Smith MF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 66(88%) | 2 | 2/7 |
Jensen Weir DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 48(92%) | 1 | 5/13 |
| 6.8 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(67%) | - | 6/8 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 26(83%) | - | 7/11 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(71%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 28(82%) | 1 | 3/12 | |
Harrison Bettoni FW | 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | - |
| 6.4 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | 1 | 1/7 | |
Joe Taylor FW | 6.4 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(80%) | 1 | 5/12 |
| 6.1 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(93%) | - | 0/6 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 1/3 |
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