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League One | Gameweek 39
Mar 16, 2024 at 3pm UK
The DW Stadium
Blackpool

Wigan
1 - 0
Blackpool

Smith (26')
Adeeko (22'), Maloney (23'), Hughes (45'), Jones (49')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Byers (42'), Pennington (62')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wycombe 1-0 Wigan
Tuesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-2 Blackpool

This fixture has gone in Blackpool's favour more often than not in recent meetings between these two sides, with the Tangerines claiming four victories in the last five games. While Wigan will still be looking to climb as high up the table as possible, this game will mean much more to a playoff-hunting Blackpool and we expect them to win this one. 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 Blackpool win with a probability of 43.28%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 29.73% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.73%) and 0-2 (8.06%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
29.73% (-0.133 -0.13) 26.99% (-0.041 -0.04) 43.28% (0.18 0.18)
Both teams to score 49.29% (0.065000000000005 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.33% (0.114 0.11)55.67% (-0.11 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.18% (0.093999999999998 0.09)76.82% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.16% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)33.84% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.49% (-0.041 -0.04)70.51% (0.044000000000011 0.04)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.5% (0.14400000000001 0.14)25.5% (-0.14 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.65% (0.195 0.2)60.35% (-0.192 -0.19)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 29.73%
    Blackpool 43.28%
    Draw 26.98%
Wigan AthleticDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 9.35% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
2-1 @ 6.92% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-0 @ 5.07% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.5% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-0 @ 1.83% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.71% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 29.73%
1-1 @ 12.77% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 8.63% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 4.73% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 26.98%
0-1 @ 11.79%
1-2 @ 8.73% (0.023 0.02)
0-2 @ 8.06% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-3 @ 3.98% (0.027 0.03)
0-3 @ 3.67% (0.028 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.15% (0.012 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.36% (0.014 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.25% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 43.28%

How you voted: Wigan vs Blackpool

Wigan Athletic
25.0%
Draw
0.0%
Blackpool
75.0%
12
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe14102232161632
2Birmingham CityBirmingham1393124121230
3Wrexham1584322111128
4Stockport CountyStockport167632617927
5Barnsley157532419526
6Lincoln CityLincoln157532117426
7Mansfield TownMansfield137332015524
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13Charlton AthleticCharlton145451515019
14Bristol Rovers155371621-518
15Stevenage155371116-518
16Northampton TownNorthampton154561821-317
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham154561418-417
18Blackpool154562128-717
19Wigan AthleticWigan143561212014
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