Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Plymouth Argyle (8th, 73 pts) and Wigan Athletic (16th, 56 pts). Wigan Athletic's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Wigan Athletic were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.26, Plymouth Argyle 1.63 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Wigan Athletic 4, draws 3, Plymouth Argyle 0, at 2.29 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 14% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at The DW Stadium (capacity 25,138). On the scoreboard, Plymouth Argyle led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Plymouth Argyle: Aribim Pepple (38'), Aribim Pepple (40'), Caleb Watts (71')
Key stats
Possession: Wigan Athletic 61% · Plymouth Argyle 39% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 5-8