Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:0
18/02/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 33
  • Referee: O'Connor J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Go, Sky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.311.02
Ball possession
45%55%
Total shots
813
Shots on target
52
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
74
Passes
72% (233/324)79% (320/406)
Yellow cards
42
Expected goals (xG)
1.311.02
xG on target (xGOT)
1.310.38
Total shots
813
Shots on target
52
Shots off target
22
Blocked shots
19
Shots inside the box
46
Shots outside the box
36
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
74
Touches in opposition box
1721
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
02
Free kicks
148
Passes
72% (233/324)79% (320/406)
Long passes
31% (18/59)35% (21/60)
Passes in final third
61% (69/114)69% (78/113)
Crosses
16% (3/19)12% (2/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.850.44
Throw ins
2623
Fouls
814
Tackles
69% (11/16)61% (11/18)
Duels won
5244
Clearances
3133
Interceptions
89
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
14
xGOT faced
0.381.31
Goals prevented
0.380.31

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 23', Aimson W. 🟨,
  • 27', Borges Rodrigues R. 🟨,
  • 35', Richards J. 🟨,
  • 37', Moxon O. 🟨,
  • 44', Borges Rodrigues R. , Hungbo J. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 59', Saydee C. , Costelloe D. ,
  • 59', Weir J. , Smith M. ,
  • 61', Richards J. , Morris S. ,
  • 63', Lonwijk N. 🟨,
  • 73', 1 - 0, Taylor J. , Costelloe D. (A),
  • 79', Taylor J. , Bettoni H. ,
  • 80', Moxon O. , Sessegnon S. ,
  • 82', Al Hamadi A. , Wells N. ,
  • 83', Jones I. , Kodua G. ,
  • 83', Mengi T. , van den Berg D. ,
  • 89', Sessegnon S. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Wigan Athletic
34.7%
Draw
29.5%
Luton Town
35.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
34.9% 29% 36.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.9% 29% 36.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Wigan Athletic has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.2%)
  • Luton Town has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.3%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (+0.2%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Luton Town than the current prediction. (+0.3%)
  • Wigan Athletic - Luton Town Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.71
    (2.61)
    3.16
    (3.15)
    2.61
    (2.52)
    6.8%
    (9.8%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Wigan Athletic - Luton Town?
  • Users Predictions: 17 users predict this event. Wigan will win (votes: 5 - 29.4%). Luton will win (votes: 8 - 47.1%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 23.5%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Luton: 23.4%70.8%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Wigan (votes: 1 - 50%). Luton (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • DC - Wigan (1.46) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 0.5, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • DNB - Wigan (1.81) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Wigan (votes: 3 - 75%). Luton (votes: 1 - 25%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 22 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 9).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.
    • Wigan is on a losing streak (last 5 games: 0 wins).
    • Luton has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
    • Wigan may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
    • There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) McHugh H. (Inactive) Rogers J. (Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury)
    • There will not play in Luton: Adebayo E. (Knee Injury) Baptiste S. (Knee Injury) Walsh L. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Hunt J. (Injury) Robinson L. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Luton: Bramall C. (Inactive) Odoffin H. (Inactive) Sandal S. (Inactive)
    • In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 5:9. (average 0.7:1.3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 1:4. (average 0.3:1.3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Wigan Athletic - Luton Town were as follows:
    19.08.2025 Luton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:0
    21.01.2023 Wigan Athletic - Luton Town 0:2
    17.01.2023 Wigan Athletic - Luton Town 1:2
    07.01.2023 Luton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:1
    03.09.2022 Luton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:2
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