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%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Wigan Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)

Northampton Town has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3%)

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	34	22	6	6	68:36	32	72
2	Lincoln	34	21	8	5	63:31	32	71
3	Bolton	35	16	13	6	50:34	16	61
4	Bradford City	34	17	7	10	43:38	5	58
5	Stockport County	34	16	8	10	47:43	4	56
6	Wycombe	35	14	11	10	50:36	14	53
7	Huddersfield	35	15	7	13	55:46	9	52
8	Reading	34	13	12	9	50:44	6	51
9	Stevenage	33	14	9	10	37:35	2	51
10	Luton	34	13	8	13	43:41	2	47
11	Peterborough	35	14	4	17	50:49	1	46
12	Plymouth	34	14	4	16	49:50	-1	46
13	Barnsley	32	12	8	12	53:54	-1	44
14	AFC Wimbledon	33	12	7	14	41:48	-7	43
15	Exeter	34	11	9	14	39:40	-1	42
16	Mansfield	33	10	11	12	39:37	2	41
17	Burton	35	10	10	15	39:50	-11	40
18	Doncaster	33	11	6	16	36:55	-19	39
19	Wigan	33	9	10	14	35:46	-11	37
20	Blackpool	34	10	7	17	40:54	-14	37
21	Leyton Orient	33	10	6	17	44:56	-12	36
22	Rotherham	34	9	8	17	33:47	-14	35
23	Northampton	35	9	8	18	31:47	-16	35
24	Port Vale	32	6	9	17	26:44	-18	27

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