Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

29/12/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Pirelli Stadium (Burton upon Trent).

League One - Round 23
Referee: Watkins R. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.75	1.55
Ball Possession
55%	45%
Total shots
16	10
Shots on target
5	6
Big Chances
2	2
Corner Kicks
8	1
Passes
67% (243/362)	61% (187/308)
Yellow Cards
0	1
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75	1.55
xG on target (xGOT)
1.36	2.15
Total shots
16	10
Shots on target
5	6
Shots off target
7	3
Blocked Shots
4	1
Shots inside the Box
11	8
Shots outside the Box
5	2
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Headed Goals
0	1
Big Chances
2	2
Corner Kicks
8	1
Touches in opposition box
22	16
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
15	6
Passes
67% (243/362)	61% (187/308)
Long passes
32% (23/73)	21% (18/85)
Passes in final third
60% (94/157)	36% (28/77)
Crosses
25% (7/28)	50% (3/6)
Expected assists (xA)
0.88	1.16
Throw-ins
41	31
Fouls
6	15
Tackles
65% (13/20)	52% (11/21)
Duels won
76	61
Clearances
32	57
Interceptions
13	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	5
xGOT faced
2.15	1.36
Goals prevented
0.15	1.36

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
41', Wright C. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 2)
46', Shade T. ↓, Williams D. ↑,
64', 0 - 1, Bettoni H. ⚽, Hungbo J. (A),
66', Tavares F. ↓, Newall J. ↑,
66', Brenan T. ↓, Saydee C. ↑,
81', Vancooten T. ↓, Akoto N. ↑,
81', Bettoni H. ↓, Murray F. ↑,
87', 0 - 2, Costelloe D. ⚽, Murray F. (A),
89', Borges Rodrigues R. ↓, Asamoah M. ↑,
90', Costelloe D. ↓, McManaman C. ↑,
90', Beesley J. ↓, Taroni J. ↑,
90', Krubally S. ↓, Scutt Z. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Burton Albion
35.6%

Draw
29.2%

Wigan Athletic
35.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

31.9%

28.6%

39.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

31.9%

28.6%

39.4%

Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.64 ↓ (2.87)	3.17 ↓ (3.2)	2.65 ↑ (2.33)	7.1% (9.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic?

Users Predictions: 27 users predict this event. Burton will win (votes: 13 - 48.1%). Wigan will win (votes: 9 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 18.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Burton: 29.3% – 66.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) .

1X2, 1st Half - Burton (3.24) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Burton Albion will win (5 of 5 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 6 high ROI users predict this event. Burton (votes: 6 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 15 and 18).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Burton won 2.
Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in Burton: Delap F. (Inactive) Jones J. (Foot Injury) Sibbick T. (International duty) Sraha J. (Inactive) Tavares F. (Inactive)
There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Smith M. (Red Card) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury) Weir J. (Red Card)
There are questionable in Burton: Godwin-Malife U. (Inactive) McKiernan J. J. (Inactive) Revan S. (Inactive) Webster C. (Injury)
There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Rogers J. (Injury)
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Burton won 4 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 14:16. (average 1:1.1).
Including home matches between the teams, Burton won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 9:10. (average 1.3:1.4).

How many head-to-head matches has Burton Albion won against Wigan Athletic?

Burton Albion has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Wigan Athletic won against Burton Albion?

Wigan Athletic has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic were as follows:

02.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:0

29.04.2025 Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic 1:1

21.01.2025 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:2

29.03.2024 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:1

03.10.2023 Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic 2:1

Latest results of Burton Albion

26.12.2025 Burton Albion - Northampton Town 5:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Stevenage Borough - Burton Albion 2:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Burton Albion - Wycombe Wanderers 0:0 ✺

08.12.2025 Brackley Town - Burton Albion 1:3 ✺

02.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Wigan Athletic

26.12.2025 Bradford City - Wigan Athletic 2:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Blackpool 0:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Huddersfield Town - Wigan Athletic 1:1 ✺

06.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Barrow 3:2 ✺

02.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	26	17	4	5	45:26	19	55
2	Lincoln	26	14	7	5	42:28	14	49
3	Bradford City	25	13	7	5	35:27	8	46
4	Stockport County	26	13	6	7	37:32	5	45
5	Bolton	27	11	10	6	33:25	8	43
6	Huddersfield	27	11	6	10	46:38	8	39
7	Luton	26	11	6	9	37:32	5	39
8	Stevenage	25	10	8	7	27:23	4	38
9	Wycombe	26	9	9	8	34:29	5	36
10	Mansfield	24	10	5	9	34:28	6	35
11	Reading	25	9	8	8	33:31	2	35
12	Peterborough	26	11	2	13	33:35	-2	35
13	Exeter	25	10	3	12	28:23	5	33
14	Plymouth	26	10	3	13	33:39	-6	33
15	Barnsley	22	9	5	8	35:34	1	32
16	Leyton Orient	26	9	5	12	39:43	-4	32
17	AFC Wimbledon	25	9	4	12	27:34	-7	31
18	Wigan	25	7	9	9	26:28	-2	30
19	Burton	25	8	6	11	26:35	-9	30
20	Blackpool	26	8	5	13	32:39	-7	29
21	Northampton	25	8	5	12	23:30	-7	29
22	Doncaster	25	7	5	13	25:41	-16	26
23	Rotherham	25	6	6	13	24:38	-14	24
24	Port Vale	24	4	6	14	18:34	-16	18

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