League One duel: Close contest expected between Wigan Athletic and Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 41 points and a 20th position in the League One table. Visiting Crewe Alexandra holds 15th place with 55 pts.

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan nor Crewe Alexandra 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.

Relegation threatens Wigan Athletic who should definitely be looking for some points here.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic's results here at DW Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 4 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats.

Wigan's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Sunderland (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Doncaster Rovers.

Wigan are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Shrewsbury Town awaits in three days.

Wigan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 37 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Crewe Alexandra have produced an overall stat of 6-4-9 so far. Alexandra has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

M. Mandron was the last player to score for the away team. Alexandra haven't scored a league goal in the last 250 minutes.

Crewe Alexandra delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Portsmouth (placed 6th) in their previous match; a League One game. A loss against Oxford United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Fleetwood Town.

Alexandra are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 19 games (in the league). Alexandra have conceded 27 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Crewe Alexandra - Wigan Athletic 3-0 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Wigan victories, one draw and two Crewe Alexandra wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe AlexandraM. Mandron
M. Mandron
9 goals
WiganC. Lang
C. Lang
8 goals
Crewe AlexandraO. Dale
O. Dale
8 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 6 19 40
11 4 3 Won W 3 6 15
8 5 3 Drew D 2 4 10
22 11 1 Lost L 1 9 15
45 20 11 Scored S 9 19 47
68 37 7 Conceded C 7 27 54
93% 85% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
68% 65% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 68% 75%
51% 55% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 37% 40%
27% 35% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 18%
24% 35% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 16% 15%
49% 45% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 48%
20% 25% 57% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 25%
39% 45% 29% Failed to Score F T 0% 32% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.7 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.6 9.6 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.9 10.7
2.9 2.8 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.9 4
38% 36% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 25% 29%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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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.