Wigan Athletic vs Northampton Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

02/08/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan).

League One - Round 1
Referee: Chilowicz A. (Usa)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.98	0.82
Ball Possession
49%	51%
Total shots
20	7
Shots on target
8	4
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
9	3
Passes
67% (210/314)	68% (221/326)
Yellow Cards
0	2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.98	0.82
xG on target (xGOT)
2.76	1.77
Total shots
20	7
Shots on target
8	4
Shots off target
5	3
Blocked Shots
7	0
Shots inside the Box
13	5
Shots outside the Box
7	2
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Headed Goals
1	1
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
9	3
Touches in opposition box
25	11
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
11	10
Passes
67% (210/314)	68% (221/326)
Long passes
32% (20/62)	28% (18/65)
Passes in final third
58% (67/116)	53% (54/102)
Crosses
22% (5/23)	12% (2/17)
Expected assists (xA)
1.18	0.57
Throw-ins
24	28
Fouls
11	11
Tackles
82% (9/11)	44% (8/18)
Duels won
69	55
Clearances
44	35
Interceptions
5	17
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	5
xGOT faced
1.77	2.76
Goals prevented
0.77	-0.24

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 0)
29', 1 - 0, Murray F. ⚽, Hungbo J. (A),
43', 2 - 0, Weir J. ⚽, Hungbo J. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Perkins J. ↓, McCarthy C. ↑,
46', Wormleighton J. ↓, List E. ↑,
46', 3 - 0, Murray F. ⚽,
64', Thorniley J. 🟨,
67', Brenan T. ↓, Trevitt R. ↑,
70', Hungbo J. ↓, Mabaya I. ↑,
70', 3 - 1, Forbes M. ⚽,
76', McCarthy C. 🟨,
83', Sessegnon S. ↓, Mellish J. ↑,
84', Costelloe D. ↓, Asamoah M. ↑,
84', Saydee C. ↓, Mullin P. ↑,
89', Forbes M. ↓, Willis J. ↑,
90', Thorniley J. ↓, Dyche M. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Wigan Athletic
45.8%

Draw
29.5%

Northampton Town
24.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.7%

29.5%

27.8%

Wigan Athletic - Northampton Town Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.07 ↓ (2.19)	3.21 ↑ (3.17)	3.79 ↑ (3.37)	5.8% (6.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

What is the prediction for Wigan Athletic - Northampton Town?

Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Wigan will win (votes: 9 - 56.3%). Northampton will win (votes: 3 - 18.8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 25%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Wigan: 32% – 80.6%.

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

AH -0.25 - Wigan (1.87) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Wigan Athletic 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. Wigan (votes: 6 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 3.
Wigan may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Wigan will hold a modest advantage in this match.
There will not play in Wigan: Adams J. (Knee Injury) Smith M. (Hamstring Injury)
There will not play in Northampton: Guthrie J. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Wigan: Rankine D. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Northampton: Shaw L. (Knee Injury)
In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 11:7. (average 1.4:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 7:5. (average 1.8:1.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Wigan Athletic won against Northampton Town?

Wigan Athletic has won 2 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Northampton Town won against Wigan Athletic?

Northampton Town has won 0 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Wigan Athletic - Northampton Town were as follows:

03.05.2025 Northampton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:1

26.11.2024 Wigan Athletic - Northampton Town 2:1

13.01.2024 Northampton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:1

12.08.2023 Wigan Athletic - Northampton Town 2:1

Latest results of Wigan Athletic

26.07.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

19.07.2025 Accrington Stanley - Wigan Athletic 2:4 ✺

12.07.2025 Curzon Ashton - Wigan Athletic 1:1 ✺

05.07.2025 Chorley - Wigan Athletic 1:2 ✺

03.05.2025 Northampton Town - Wigan Athletic 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Northampton Town

26.07.2025 Northampton Town - Birmingham City 3:0 ✺

15.07.2025 Millwall - Northampton Town 3:0 ✺

12.07.2025 Norwich City - Northampton Town 3:1 ✺

05.07.2025 Brackley Town - Northampton Town 0:0 ✺

03.05.2025 Northampton Town - Wigan Athletic 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

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