Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

21/03/2026 at 11:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan).

League One - Round 39
Referee: Duckworth E. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.05	0.93
Ball possession
42%	58%
Total shots
8	7
Shots on target
4	2
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
3	4
Passes
72% (239/332)	77% (347/452)
Yellow cards
1	3
Expected goals (xG)
1.05	0.93
xG on target (xGOT)
0.90	0.48
Total shots
8	7
Shots on target
4	2
Shots off target
3	3
Blocked shots
1	2
Shots inside the box
5	7
Shots outside the box
3	0
Hit the woodwork
2	0
Headed goals
1	0
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
3	4
Touches in opposition box
12	19
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
0	0
Free kicks
16	7
Passes
72% (239/332)	77% (347/452)
Long passes
31% (18/59)	44% (33/75)
Passes in final third
68% (81/120)	55% (72/131)
Crosses
25% (4/16)	29% (7/24)
Expected assists (xA)
1.49	0.88
Throw ins
26	26
Fouls
7	16
Tackles
71% (5/7)	76% (16/21)
Duels won
46	53
Clearances
31	18
Interceptions
10	6
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	2
xGOT faced
0.48	0.90
Goals prevented
0.48	-1.10

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
5', 1 - 0, Taylor J. ⚽, Murray F. (A),
14', Tuterov T. ↓, Magennis J. ↑,
29', Yfeko J. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Yfeko J. ↓, Andrew D. ↑,
46', Vickers C. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
61', Bettoni H. ↓, Costelloe D. ↑,
65', Cole R. ↓, Higgins A. ↑,
69', McMillan J. 🟨,
74', Aitchison J. ↓, Mendes C. ↑,
75', Brierley E. ↓, McDonald K. ↑,
82', Taylor J. ↓, Hungbo J. ↑,
85', 2 - 0, Murray F. ⚽,
86', Moxon O. ↓, Saydee C. ↑,
87', Llyton C. ↓, Carragher J. ↑,
90+1', Andrew D. 🟨,
90+1', Borges Rodrigues R. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Wigan Athletic
42.4%

Draw
29.6%

Exeter City
28%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.3%

27.5%

27.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.6%

27.3%

26.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Wigan Athletic has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.9%)

Exeter City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (+3.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Exeter City than the current prediction. (-1.1%)

Wigan Athletic - Exeter City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.21 ↑ (2.06)	3.2 ↓ (3.39)	3.35 ↓ (3.44)	6.3% (7.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Wigan Athletic - Exeter City?

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Wigan will win (votes: 5 - 45.5%). Exeter will win (votes: 1 - 9.1%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 45.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Wigan: 16.1% – 74.9%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

In this match, only outsiders will meet (ranked 20 and 19).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.
Wigan has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Exeter has suffered multiple defeats recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
In this match, Wigan is the team to beat.
There will not play in Wigan: Hunt J. (Injury) Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) McHugh H. (Inactive) Rogers J. (Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury) Wright C. (Red Card)
There will not play in Exeter: Borges P. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Carragher J. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Exeter: Doyle-Hayes J. (Inactive) Fitzwater J. (Inactive)
In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 7:4. (average 1.2:0.7).
Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 1:2. (average 0.5:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Wigan Athletic won against Exeter City?

Wigan Athletic has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Exeter City won against Wigan Athletic?

Exeter City has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Wigan Athletic - Exeter City were as follows:

08.11.2025 Exeter City - Wigan Athletic 1:1

08.04.2025 Exeter City - Wigan Athletic 1:1

28.09.2024 Wigan Athletic - Exeter City 0:0

10.02.2024 Wigan Athletic - Exeter City 1:2

04.11.2023 Exeter City - Wigan Athletic 0:2

Latest results of Wigan Athletic

17.03.2026 Barnsley - Wigan Athletic 1:1 ✺

14.03.2026 Wigan Athletic - Bradford City 2:0 ✺

10.03.2026 Wigan Athletic - Plymouth Argyle 0:3 ✺

07.03.2026 Blackpool - Wigan Athletic 1:1 ✺

28.02.2026 Wigan Athletic - Huddersfield Town 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Exeter City

17.03.2026 Luton Town - Exeter City 3:2 ✺

14.03.2026 Exeter City - Cardiff City 0:4 ✺

10.03.2026 Exeter City - Lincoln City 0:1 ✺

07.03.2026 Barnsley - Exeter City 2:1 ✺

03.03.2026 Exeter City - Burton Albion 1:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Lincoln	39	25	9	5	74:34	40	84
2	Cardiff	39	23	8	8	73:41	32	77
3	Bolton	39	17	15	7	55:39	16	66
4	Bradford City	39	19	8	12	49:44	5	65
5	Stockport County	37	17	9	11	51:48	3	60
6	Stevenage	38	17	9	12	41:38	3	60
7	Plymouth	39	18	5	16	60:54	6	59
8	Reading	39	15	13	11	57:51	6	58
9	Huddersfield	39	16	9	14	59:51	8	57
10	Wycombe	39	15	11	13	55:43	12	56
11	Luton	39	15	10	14	52:49	3	55
12	Peterborough	38	15	5	18	57:52	5	50
13	Barnsley	37	13	11	13	59:60	-1	50
14	AFC Wimbledon	38	14	8	16	49:55	-6	50
15	Mansfield	37	12	13	12	47:41	6	49
16	Leyton Orient	38	14	6	18	55:62	-7	48
17	Doncaster	38	13	8	17	41:59	-18	47
18	Burton	39	12	10	17	44:54	-10	46
19	Wigan	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45
20	Exeter	39	11	9	19	42:52	-10	42
21	Blackpool	39	11	9	19	46:63	-17	42
22	Rotherham	38	9	9	20	35:58	-23	36
23	Northampton	39	9	8	22	33:56	-23	35
24	Port Vale	36	7	10	19	29:49	-20	31

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