Wigan Athletic have found it difficult to get points this league season. Could the team get a victory when Portsmouth come to visit The DW Stadium?
- All of Wigan Athletic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Portsmouth have the most points from losing position (8) in League One
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the League One. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Wigan Athletic faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bristol Rovers (1-4). Wyke, a natural forward, was the best player for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.41 (out of 10). Wyke scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A victory at home before that one, as anticipated. The team were solid favourites against Leicester U21 and won 7-1.
Wigan are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Burton Albion awaits in three days.
Wigan Athletic has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Wigan Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Portsmouth playing as the away team in the League One this season.
The fans enjoyed Portsmouth's previous game versus Lincoln City (placed 12th), a 2-1 win played at home. Defender Poole was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Poole scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that result Portsmouth won their away game at Barnsley. The scoreline was 3-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Wycombe Wanderers in the League One only three days away.
Portsmouth are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Wigan Athletic, two draws and four wins for Portsmouth. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 6 goals |   C. Bishop 5 goals |  S. Humphrys 3 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 13 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 48% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 34% |
| 16.8 | 17.7 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game.
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portsmouth have the most points from losing position (8) in League One
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 1 |
