EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
0 - 0
Bolton

Smith (38'), Darikwa (41'), McClean (43'), Power (44'), Pearce (60')

FT
(aet)

Kachunga (45+1'), Afolayan (75'), Lee (86')

Wigan win 5-4 on penalties

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The Match

Match Report

Jamie Jones the hero in Wigan's shoot-out victory over Bolton.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 39.04%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 35.44% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.4%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (8.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%).

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
39.04%	25.53%	35.44%

Both teams to score 55.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.84%

48.16%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.68%

70.32%

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.68%

24.32%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.3%

58.7%

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.69%

26.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.57%

61.43%

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 39.04%

Bolton Wanderers 35.44%

Draw 25.52%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
1-0 @ 9.05% 2-1 @ 8.54% 2-0 @ 6.4% 3-1 @ 4.03% 3-0 @ 3.01% 3-2 @ 2.69% 4-1 @ 1.42% 4-0 @ 1.07% 4-2 @ 0.95% Other @ 1.89% Total : 39.04%	1-1 @ 12.07% 0-0 @ 6.4% 2-2 @ 5.7% 3-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.52%	0-1 @ 8.54% 1-2 @ 8.07% 0-2 @ 5.7% 1-3 @ 3.59% 0-3 @ 2.54% 2-3 @ 2.54% 1-4 @ 1.2% Other @ 3.26% Total : 35.44%