League One

League One | Gameweek 39

Mar 16, 2024 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
1 - 0
Blackpool

Smith (26')
Adeeko (22'), Maloney (23'), Hughes (45'), Jones (49')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Byers (42'), Pennington (62')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

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

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackpool

All competitions

League One

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Athletic	Draw	Blackpool
29.73% ( -0.13)	26.99% ( -0.04)	43.28% ( 0.18)

Both teams to score 49.29% (

0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.33% (

0.11)

55.67% (

-0.11)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.18% (

0.09)

76.82% (

-0.09)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.16% (

-0.04)

33.84% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.49% (

-0.04)

70.51% (

0.04)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.5% (

0.14)

25.5% (

-0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.65% (

0.2)

60.35% (

-0.19)

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 29.73%

Blackpool 43.28%

Draw 26.98%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 9.35% ( -0.05) 2-1 @ 6.92% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 5.07% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 2.5% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.83% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 1.71% ( 0) Other @ 2.35% Total : 29.73%	1-1 @ 12.77% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 8.63% ( -0.04) 2-2 @ 4.73% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.85% Total : 26.98%	0-1 @ 11.79% 1-2 @ 8.73% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 8.06% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 3.98% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 3.67% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 2.15% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.36% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.25% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.29% Total : 43.28%