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

31/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan).

League One - Round 30
Referee: Brook C. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.45	0.95
Ball possession
64%	36%
Total shots
10	8
Shots on target
4	3
Big chances
1	2
Corner kicks
6	1
Passes
86% (527/613)	69% (239/344)
Yellow cards
1	1
Expected goals (xG)
0.45	0.95
xG on target (xGOT)
0.20	1.39
Total shots
10	8
Shots on target
4	3
Shots off target
3	4
Blocked shots
3	1
Shots inside the box
7	6
Shots outside the box
3	2
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	2
Corner kicks
6	1
Touches in opposition box
17	13
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
0	0
Free kicks
12	9
Passes
86% (527/613)	69% (239/344)
Long passes
44% (25/57)	27% (19/70)
Passes in final third
68% (93/137)	59% (76/128)
Crosses
25% (5/20)	14% (1/7)
Expected assists (xA)
0.49	0.48
Throw ins
28	23
Fouls
9	12
Tackles
67% (6/9)	82% (18/22)
Duels won
56	61
Clearances
24	24
Interceptions
9	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	3
xGOT faced
1.39	0.20
Goals prevented
0.39	0.20

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
24', 0 - 1, Moylan J. ⚽, McGrandles C. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Murray F. ↓, Hungbo J. ↑,
66', Hackett-Fairchild R. ↓, House B. ↑,
66', Moylan J. ↓, Jefferies D. ↑,
74', Moxon O. 🟨,
75', Draper F. ↓, Towler R. ↑,
80', Taylor J. ↓, Costelloe D. ↑,
80', Moxon O. ↓, Bettoni H. ↑,
86', Varfolomeev I. ↓, Bayliss T. ↑,
86', Street R. ↓, Lloyd A. ↑,
86', Wright C. ↓, Borges Rodrigues R. ↑,
90+4', Wickens G. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Wigan Athletic
28%

Draw
29.3%

Lincoln City
42.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

34.7%

29.5%

35.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.8%

29.6%

35.7%

Wigan Athletic - Lincoln City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.36 ↑ (2.66)	3.18 ↑ (3.12)	2.19 ↓ (2.58)	6.8% (8.5%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Wigan Athletic - Lincoln City?

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

DNB - Lincoln (1.55) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Lincoln City will win (17 of 20 users predict this - 85%).
Confidence interval (95%): 69.35% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Lincoln City will win (7 of 7 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 9 high ROI users predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 9 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 19 and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.
Wigan is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Lincoln is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Wigan may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Wigan has had a series of away games.
Recently, Lincoln has had a series of home games.
Lincoln might have a minor edge in this game.
There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Rogers J. (Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury)
There will not play in Lincoln: Collins J. (Knee Injury) Thorn O. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Kerr J. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Lincoln: Jackson A. (Surgery)
In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:11. (average 1.2:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 0 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 3:5. (average 0.8:1.3).

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

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

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

Lincoln City has won 0 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 Wigan Athletic - Lincoln City were as follows:

06.09.2025 Lincoln City - Wigan Athletic 2:2

01.02.2025 Wigan Athletic - Lincoln City 1:1

21.09.2024 Lincoln City - Wigan Athletic 0:0

13.04.2024 Lincoln City - Wigan Athletic 1:2

09.12.2023 Wigan Athletic - Lincoln City 0:0

Latest results of Wigan Athletic

27.01.2026 Wycombe Wanderers - Wigan Athletic 2:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Doncaster Rovers - Wigan Athletic 3:3 ✺

17.01.2026 Wigan Athletic - Bolton Wanderers 0:1 ✺

09.01.2026 Preston North End - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Cardiff City - Wigan Athletic 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Lincoln City

27.01.2026 Lincoln City - Bradford City 3:0 ✺

22.01.2026 Lincoln City - Burton Albion 2:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Luton Town - Lincoln City 2:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Lincoln City - Peterborough United 5:2 ✺

01.01.2026 Lincoln City - Huddersfield Town 1:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two