Evenly matched teams: Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

This looks to be another interesting clash at The DW Stadium in the League One. Wigan Athletic is in 19th position and receive Barnsley in 15th position. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic is in the best form (3-1-0) in League One
  • Barnsley have the most scored goals (10) in League One

This looks to be an appealing match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at The DW Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Wigan Athletic last season were 5 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses from 23 games.

Wigan Athletic enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bolton Wanderers's place. The match ended 4-0 with Humphrys (2) and Wyke (2) scoring. As mentioned above, Wigan "killed" Bolton Wanderers in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Wyke, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion player for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.81 (out of 10). Wyke scored two goals.

Before that, Wigan Athletic played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Carlisle United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wigan Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wigan Athletic as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Wigan has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Early season league goal statistics from Wigan Athletic's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Barnsley form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first League One away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 10 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Oxford United with 1-3 on the scoreboard. It's probably bad news for Barnsley that their goalie Roberts managed six saves in the Oxford United fixture, but still could not rescue them from a defeat.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Peterborough United.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Barnsley in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Barnsley, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Barnsley has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Wigan have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Barnsley.

The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last nine encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticC. Wyke
C. Wyke
5 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
4 goals
Wigan AthleticS. Humphrys
S. Humphrys
2 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Barnsley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 1 Played P 0 1 4
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
9 2 2 Scored S 0 1 10
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.8 8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 6
5.8 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6.5
2.8 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 24 24 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 12
4.2 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 6
53% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 42%
 
17 17 17 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 15.2
3.5 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 6.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League One
  • Barnsley have the most scored goals (10) in League One
  • Barnsley have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+6) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic is in the best form (3-1-0) in League One
Wigan Athletic Last season Barnsley
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 49
10 5   Won W   10 27
15 7   Drew D   8 9
21 11   Lost L   6 13
38 17   Scored S   36 82
65 35   Conceded C   24 49
91% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
67% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
37% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 51%
15% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 27%
11% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 10%
57% 52%   BTTS BTTS   50% 43%
22% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 37%
30% 35%   Failed to Score F T   25% 27%
 
4.3 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.2
4.6 3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.6
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.9
2 0   Red cards R C   1 5
 
10 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.6 12.7
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.2
29% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 40%
 
11.7 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 9.2
3.5 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Bolton Wanderers 4 3 0 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 9
3 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 9
4 Oxford United 4 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 9
5 Stevenage 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 8
7 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 7
8 Lincoln City 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 7
9 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 9 -5 7
10 Derby County 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 6
11 Blackpool 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
12 Shrewsbury Town 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6
13 Reading 4 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
14 Bristol Rovers 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 5
15 Barnsley 4 1 1 2 10 7 3 1 0 2 9 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 1 2 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 4
18 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Wigan Athletic 4 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 6 2
20 Carlisle United 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 2
21 Fleetwood Town 4 0 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 1
22 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 -5 1
23 Leyton Orient 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -6 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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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 Cambridge United 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Bolton Wanderers 4 3 0 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 9
3 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 9
4 Oxford United 4 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 9
5 Stevenage 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 8
7 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 7
8 Lincoln City 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 7
9 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 9 -5 7
10 Derby County 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 6
11 Blackpool 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
12 Shrewsbury Town 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6
13 Reading 4 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
14 Bristol Rovers 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 5
15 Barnsley 4 1 1 2 10 7 3 1 0 2 9 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 1 2 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 4
18 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Wigan Athletic 4 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 6 2
20 Carlisle United 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 2
21 Fleetwood Town 4 0 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 1
22 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 -5 1
23 Leyton Orient 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -6 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 1

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.