Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
01/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 24
  • Referee: Speedie B. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.650.58
Ball Possession
39%61%
Total shots
148
Shots on target
43
Big Chances
02
Corner Kicks
85
Passes
68% (214/313)81% (414/514)
Yellow Cards
10
Red Cards
01
Expected Goals (xG)
1.650.58
xG on target (xGOT)
1.171.02
Total shots
148
Shots on target
43
Shots off target
74
Blocked Shots
31
Shots inside the Box
124
Shots outside the Box
24
Hit the Woodwork
11
Big Chances
02
Corner Kicks
85
Touches in opposition box
3026
Accurate through passes
02
Offsides
03
Free Kicks
117
Passes
68% (214/313)81% (414/514)
Long passes
31% (18/58)48% (31/64)
Passes in final third
50% (45/90)68% (106/157)
Crosses
27% (8/30)18% (4/22)
Expected assists (xA)
1.010.76
Throw-ins
2426
Fouls
711
Tackles
67% (12/18)64% (9/14)
Duels won
4750
Clearances
4034
Interceptions
1013
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
23
xGOT faced
1.021.17
Goals prevented
0.020.17

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 6', 1 - 0, Costelloe D. , Wright C. (A),
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 46', Jalo F. , Cleary R. ,
  • 46', Kelly P. , Bland J. ,
  • 67', Bettoni H. , Saydee C. ,
  • 67', Borges Rodrigues R. , Hungbo J. ,
  • 69', 1 - 1, Phillips A. , McGoldrick D. (A),
  • 81', Costelloe D. , Asamoah M. ,
  • 84', Connell L. 🟥,
  • 85', Aimson W. 🟨,
  • 87', McGoldrick D. , Yoganathan V. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Wigan Athletic
41.3%
Draw
28%
Barnsley
30.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
40.9% 27.5% 31.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

42.9% 26.2% 30.2%

Wigan Athletic - Barnsley Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.26
(2.25)
3.34
(3.34)
3.03
(2.9)
7.1%
(9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
What is the prediction for Wigan Athletic - Barnsley?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Wigan will win (votes: 6 - 50%). Barnsley will win (votes: 2 - 16.7%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 33.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Wigan: 21.7%78.3%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 12 and 15).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.
    • Recent performances by Wigan have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Barnsley's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Wigan will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury)
    • There will not play in Barnsley: Gent G. (Injury) Ogbeta N. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Rogers J. (Injury)
    • In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 5 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 18:15. (average 1.3:1.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:14. (average 1.3:1.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Wigan Athletic - Barnsley were as follows:
    29.03.2025 Wigan Athletic - Barnsley 1:1
    23.11.2024 Barnsley - Wigan Athletic 0:1
    13.08.2024 Wigan Athletic - Barnsley 1:2
    01.01.2024 Barnsley - Wigan Athletic 1:1
    26.08.2023 Wigan Athletic - Barnsley 0:2
    Latest results of Wigan Athletic
    Latest results of Barnsley
    29.12.2025 Barnsley - Lincoln City 0:2
    26.12.2025 Barnsley - Mansfield Town 2:3
    20.12.2025 Exeter City - Barnsley 3:0
    13.12.2025 Barnsley - Leyton Orient 3:2
    09.12.2025 Lincoln City - Barnsley 3:1
    English League One Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Cardiff26174545:261955
    2Lincoln26147542:281449
    3Bradford City25137535:27846
    4Stockport County26136737:32545
    5Bolton271110633:25843
    6Huddersfield271161046:38839
    7Luton26116937:32539
    8Stevenage25108727:23438
    9Wycombe2699834:29536
    10Mansfield24105934:28635
    11Reading2598833:31235
    12Peterborough261121333:35-235
    13Exeter251031228:23533
    14Plymouth261031333:39-633
    15Barnsley2295835:34132
    16Leyton Orient26951239:43-432
    17AFC Wimbledon25941227:34-731
    18Wigan2579926:28-230
    19Burton25861126:35-930
    20Blackpool26851332:39-729
    21Northampton25851223:30-729
    22Doncaster25751325:41-1626
    23Rotherham25661324:38-1424
    24Port Vale24461418:34-1618

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