Early weight of the money signal Wigan Athletic edge when meeting Accrington Stanley

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 05.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

It's advantage Wigan Athletic so far this season, with their 2nd place in the League One table and eagerly waiting for Accrington Stanley (who are sitting at 14th).

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in League One
  • Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan Athletic nor Accrington Stanley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have performed here at The DW Stadium this season with 12 wins from 20 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 4.

Wigan drew their last game, also a home match. Bolton Wanderers (placed 11th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Power (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.53/10. Power served one assist and hit three key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Morecambe in a game that was won 4-1.

Wigan Athletic are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Lincoln City awaits in four days.

Wigan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The DW Stadium with 31 goals in 20 league matches. From these home matches, Wigan Athletic have conceded only 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Accrington Stanley so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-12 (win-draw-lose).

Accrington Stanley's last game was the home draw against Cheltenham Town (4-4). Midfield player Leigh was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. Leigh scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Gillingham.

The schedule is very tough for Accrington Stanley now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Fleetwood Town is waiting in only four days.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Accrington have conceded 37 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Accrington Stanley - Wigan Athletic 1-4 was the outcome when these two squads last met, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (Wigan Athletic wins - draws - Accrington Stanley wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
19 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
12 goals
Wigan AthleticJ. McClean
J. McClean
9 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Accrington Stanley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 20 6 Played P 7 19 40
24 12 4 Won W 0 3 14
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 9
6 4 0 Lost L 6 12 17
67 31 9 Scored S 4 13 52
35 19 4 Conceded C 17 37 69
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
87% 85% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 68% 75%
50% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 47% 55%
21% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 32% 38%
13% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 16% 25%
61% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 57% 37% 55%
34% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 22%
8% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 43% 53% 28%
 
5.6 6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.5 5.2
3.2 2.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.9 5.3 5.6
2.2 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2.2 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 6
 
12.3 13.2 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 15.1 15.1
4.5 4.8 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.4 5
39% 32% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 15% 26%
 
8.7 8.2 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 13.1 11.9
2.4 2.1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.5 4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 38 24 8 6 67 35 20 12 4 4 31 19 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 80
3 Milton Keynes Dons 40 23 10 7 66 38 20 11 5 4 28 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 28 79
4 Plymouth Argyle 41 23 8 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 27 77
5 Sheffield Wednesday 40 20 12 8 66 43 21 14 5 2 43 17 19 6 7 6 23 26 23 72
6 Sunderland 40 20 10 10 67 48 20 14 2 4 40 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 19 70
7 Oxford United 40 20 9 11 74 50 20 12 5 3 44 24 20 8 4 8 30 26 24 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 19 12 9 64 47 21 12 5 4 36 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 17 69
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 13 11 59 41 21 10 8 3 32 20 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 40 17 8 15 61 50 19 10 5 4 36 21 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 59
12 Cheltenham Town 41 12 15 14 60 71 20 9 6 5 29 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -11 51
13 Cambridge United 40 13 12 15 48 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 21 6 5 10 25 39 -11 51
14 Accrington Stanley 40 14 9 17 52 69 21 11 5 5 39 32 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 51
15 Charlton Athletic 40 14 7 19 47 51 21 9 4 8 28 25 19 5 3 11 19 26 -4 49
16 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 12 17 41 39 20 9 5 6 26 18 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 48
17 Burton Albion 40 13 8 19 48 63 19 9 4 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 47
18 Lincoln City 40 12 9 19 45 53 20 5 5 10 19 25 20 7 4 9 26 28 -8 45
19 Fleetwood Town 39 8 13 18 53 68 18 5 6 7 26 27 21 3 7 11 27 41 -15 37
20 Gillingham 41 8 13 20 31 61 20 4 6 10 12 33 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 37
21 Morecambe 40 8 11 21 50 79 20 6 7 7 30 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -29 35
22 AFC Wimbledon 40 6 15 19 41 64 19 2 11 6 21 27 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 33
23 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 6 27 28 76 20 5 3 12 15 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -48 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 40 6 7 27 31 74 21 4 4 13 18 38 19 2 3 14 13 36 -43 25

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Table
  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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 38 24 8 6 67 35 20 12 4 4 31 19 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 80
3 Milton Keynes Dons 40 23 10 7 66 38 20 11 5 4 28 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 28 79
4 Plymouth Argyle 41 23 8 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 27 77
5 Sheffield Wednesday 40 20 12 8 66 43 21 14 5 2 43 17 19 6 7 6 23 26 23 72
6 Sunderland 40 20 10 10 67 48 20 14 2 4 40 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 19 70
7 Oxford United 40 20 9 11 74 50 20 12 5 3 44 24 20 8 4 8 30 26 24 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 19 12 9 64 47 21 12 5 4 36 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 17 69
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 13 11 59 41 21 10 8 3 32 20 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 40 17 8 15 61 50 19 10 5 4 36 21 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 59
12 Cheltenham Town 41 12 15 14 60 71 20 9 6 5 29 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -11 51
13 Cambridge United 40 13 12 15 48 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 21 6 5 10 25 39 -11 51
14 Accrington Stanley 40 14 9 17 52 69 21 11 5 5 39 32 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 51
15 Charlton Athletic 40 14 7 19 47 51 21 9 4 8 28 25 19 5 3 11 19 26 -4 49
16 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 12 17 41 39 20 9 5 6 26 18 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 48
17 Burton Albion 40 13 8 19 48 63 19 9 4 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 47
18 Lincoln City 40 12 9 19 45 53 20 5 5 10 19 25 20 7 4 9 26 28 -8 45
19 Fleetwood Town 39 8 13 18 53 68 18 5 6 7 26 27 21 3 7 11 27 41 -15 37
20 Gillingham 41 8 13 20 31 61 20 4 6 10 12 33 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 37
21 Morecambe 40 8 11 21 50 79 20 6 7 7 30 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -29 35
22 AFC Wimbledon 40 6 15 19 41 64 19 2 11 6 21 27 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 33
23 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 6 27 28 76 20 5 3 12 15 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -48 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 40 6 7 27 31 74 21 4 4 13 18 38 19 2 3 14 13 36 -43 25

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