Playing at home is relaxed and friendly for Crewe Alexandra, but Wigan Athletic are fully bent and qualified to win this one. What happens today?
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in League One
Crewe Alexandra and Wigan Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
3-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Crewe Alexandra so far this season.
The Crewe Alexandra crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Sheffield Wednesday here at Alexandra Stadium in a League One match. Defender Offord got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Offord won 5 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Lincoln City.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alexandra as they are travelling to their away game against Morecambe in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Crewe Alexandra has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 18 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Wigan Athletic so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are League One statistics. Wigan are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Two travels in a row for Wigan, whose manager Richardson could celebrate last time after the League One win against Oxford United. Midfielder Power was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.65. Power scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Ipswich Town.A new game in only three days for Wigan, the League One home match versus Fleetwood Town. Busy days.
Wigan Athletic create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 25 goals in 10 travels. As opposed to that, Wigan have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Alexandra three wins, one draw and Wigan Athletic three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 10 goals |  C. Lang 8 goals |  J. McClean 6 goals |
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| Crewe Alexandra | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | 40 |
| 38 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 57% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 24% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 14% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 38% |
| 36% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 10.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 47% | 42% |
| 15.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Crewe Alexandra.
- Wigan Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (25) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals (25) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+15) away 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 | Rotherham United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
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