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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
Head to Head
Sep 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 6
Blackpool
2-1
Wigan
Rhodes (4'), Dougall (90+4')
Pennington (31'), Weir (37'), Virtue (65')
Magennis (89')
McManaman (52'), Lang (70'), Humphrys (90+9')
Apr 15, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 42
Blackpool
1-0
Wigan
Yates (2')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 21
Wigan
2-1
Blackpool
McClean (54'), Tilt (88')
Madine (34')
Jan 26, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 26
Wigan
0-5
Blackpool

Darikwa (54')
Ekpiteta (40'), Yates (42'), Virtue (53'), Simms (88', 90+1')
Nov 3, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 11
Blackpool
1-0
Wigan
Kaikai (47')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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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