Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Wigan Athletic (16th, 56 pts) and Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). On the form table Wigan Athletic stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Northampton Town were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.61, Wigan Athletic 1.07 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Northampton Town arrived off six straight defeats. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Northampton Town against 8/15 for Wigan Athletic.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for Northampton Town, 6 for Wigan Athletic and 2 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Sixfields Stadium (capacity 7,798). Wigan Athletic led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: Jake Evans (80') · Wigan Athletic: Callum Wright (15'), Jon Guthrie (45' og), Will Aimson (88')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 61% · Wigan Athletic 39% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-8