League One | Gameweek 29
Jan 22, 2022 at 3pm UK
DW Stadium
Wigan3 - 2Gillingham
We said: Wigan Athletic 3-0 Gillingham
Wigan may have the luxury of games in hand, but it is points on the board that will see the Latics return to the Championship. A triumph over struggling Gillingham will represent another key step on their journey back to the second tier, and the home side are well placed to take all three points on Saturday. 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 65.77%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Gillingham had a probability of 13.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.59%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.77%), while for a Gillingham win it was 0-1 (4.95%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Wigan Athletic | Draw | Gillingham |
| 65.77% | 20.6% | 13.63% |
| Both teams to score 46.03% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
