FA Cup

FA Cup | Third Round

Jan 8, 2022 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
3 - 2
Blackburn

Power (61'), Whatmough (75'), Aasgaard (90+4')
McClean (73'), Power (86')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Khadra (49'), Ayala (89')
Paul van Hecke (21'), Dolan (33'), Buckley (64'), Butterworth (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

With the prospect of widespread changes being made, Blackburn will not have it all their own way in this fixture. Nevertheless, their superior quality off the substitutes' bench could prove decisive, and we are backing the visitors to edge this contest in the closing stages. Read more.

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 42.85%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.06% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.68%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
42.85%	27.08%	30.06%

Both teams to score 49.17%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.1%

55.89%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.99%

77%

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.18%

25.82%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.21%

60.78%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.29%

33.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.64%

70.36%

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 42.85%

Blackburn Rovers 30.06%

Draw 27.08%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 11.78% 2-1 @ 8.68% 2-0 @ 7.98% 3-1 @ 3.92% 3-0 @ 3.6% 3-2 @ 2.13% 4-1 @ 1.33% 4-0 @ 1.22% Other @ 2.23% Total : 42.85%	1-1 @ 12.81% 0-0 @ 8.7% 2-2 @ 4.72% Other @ 0.85% Total : 27.08%	0-1 @ 9.47% 1-2 @ 6.97% 0-2 @ 5.15% 1-3 @ 2.53% 0-3 @ 1.87% 2-3 @ 1.71% Other @ 2.38% Total : 30.06%