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League One | Gameweek 28
Jan 13, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Northampton
1 - 1
Wigan

Hoskins (16' pen.)
Pinnock (58'), Brough (81'), McWilliams (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Magennis (64')
Tickle (16'), Magennis (40'), Smith (67'), Hughes (71'), Jones (87'), Wyke (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Northampton Town

All competitions
Last Game: Northampton 1-0 Cheltenham
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in League One

Wigan Athletic

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Wigan 0-2 Man Utd
Monday, January 8 at 8.15pm in FA Cup

We said: Northampton Town 2-0 Wigan Athletic

 Wigan have been poor away from home for a number of months now, and while they have shown signs of improvement in recent games following a difficult festive period, this fixture could be a tough one to achieve another. Considering the strong performances that Northampton have put on this season, the Cobblers will not be expecting to slip up here as they attempt to push towards the playoff positions. 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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 39.25%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 33.73% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (9.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.

Result
Northampton TownDrawWigan Athletic
39.25% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03) 27.01% (0.0070000000000014 0.01) 33.73% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Both teams to score 50.61% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.37% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)54.63% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.03% (-0.026 -0.03)75.96% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.82% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)27.17% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.42% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)62.57% (0.033000000000001 0.03)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)30.5% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.28%66.72% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Northampton Town 39.24%
    Wigan Athletic 33.73%
    Draw 27.01%
Northampton TownDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 10.79%
2-1 @ 8.35% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.04% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-1 @ 3.63% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 3.06% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.15% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 1% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.05%
Total : 39.24%
1-1 @ 12.82% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.29% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.96% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 27.01%
0-1 @ 9.84% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.61% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 5.84% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.01% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 2.31% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 1.96% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 33.73%

How you voted: Northampton vs Wigan

Northampton Town
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Wigan Athletic
0.0%
10
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2-1
Northampton
Hughes (72'), McManaman (79')
Lang (45+3'), Humphrys (62'), Pearce (87'), Sze (90+2')
Hoskins (24')
Sowerby (27'), Brady (28'), Leonard (60'), Odimayo (61'), Guthrie (68')
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2-3
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Garner (63' pen.), James (75')
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0-1
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Powell (5')
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1Birmingham CityBirmingham8710178922
2Wrexham9522147717
3Mansfield TownMansfield85211511417
4Stockport CountyStockport8431137615
5Lincoln CityLincoln8431137615
6Blackpool94321714315
7Barnsley94321513215
8Wycombe WanderersWycombe84221613314
9Stevenage942375214
10Exeter CityExeter841396313
11Bolton WanderersBolton84131313013
12Reading84131212013
13Charlton AthleticCharlton941499013
14Wigan AthleticWigan933395412
15Huddersfield TownHuddersfield94051211112
16Peterborough UnitedPeterborough93241417-311
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham9243710-310
18Bristol Rovers93151015-510
19Northampton TownNorthampton82241013-38
20Leyton Orient9225912-38
21Crawley TownCrawley8215512-77
22Burton Albion8044916-74
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury9117615-94
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge8017616-101
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