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%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Wigan Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)
  • Barnsley has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (+1.6%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Barnsley than the current prediction. (-0.5%)
  • 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
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    2025/26
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    2Lincoln34218563:313271
    3Bolton351613650:341661
    4Bradford City341771043:38558
    5Stockport County341681047:43456
    6Huddersfield351571355:46952
    7Reading341312950:44651
    8Stevenage331491037:35251
    9Wycombe3413111049:361350
    10Luton341381343:41247
    11Peterborough351441750:49146
    12Plymouth341441649:50-146
    13Barnsley311281153:53044
    14AFC Wimbledon331271441:48-743
    15Exeter331181438:39-141
    16Mansfield3210101239:37240
    17Burton341091538:49-1139
    18Doncaster331161636:55-1939
    19Wigan339101435:46-1137
    20Blackpool341071740:54-1437
    21Leyton Orient331061744:56-1236
    22Northampton35981831:47-1635
    23Rotherham33971733:47-1434
    24Port Vale32691726:44-1827

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