Wigan Athletic supporters put their faith in manager Maloney to deliver victory against Northampton Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

With the tense opening fixture out of the way it’s time for the second League One meeting of the season. Wigan Athletic are ready to confront Northampton Town in front of their home fans.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan Athletic nor Northampton Town 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

The season before, Wigan Athletic's league results were 10 wins, 15 draws and 21 losses, ending with 24th spot in the Championship. From these 46 matches they scored {38 goals} and gave away 65. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Wigan Athletic managed 5-7-11 (win-draw-lost) with {17 goals} and 35 conceded.

The followers are hoping that Wigan Athletic will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Carabao Cup fixture against Wrexham. The goalie Tickle was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.12 out of ten. Tickle topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Derby County with a 2-1 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wigan Athletic have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

There will be little rest for Wigan after this match as they are travelling to Carlisle United for a League One game in only three days.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Northampton Town performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 23 victories, 14 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded {42 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 31/22 goals scored/conceded.

Two away games in a row for Northampton Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 vs Swansea City in the Carabao Cup. Midfield player McGowan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. McGowan hit one key pass.

A 0-1 loss hosting Stevenage before that.

A new game in only three days for Northampton Town, the League One home match versus Lincoln City. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings involving these squads: Wigan won three, Northampton Town were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticC. Wyke
C. Wyke
2 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Northampton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
11 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
20 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
Wigan Athletic Last season Northampton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
10 5   Won W   11 23
15 7   Drew D   8 14
21 11   Lost L   4 9
38 17   Scored S   31 62
65 35   Conceded C   22 42
91% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 89%
67% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 70%
37% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 43%
15% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 17%
11% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
57% 52%   BTTS BTTS   52% 54%
22% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 35%
30% 35%   Failed to Score F T   22% 22%
 
4.3 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5
4.6 3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.1
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
2 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
10 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.7
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.1
29% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 33%
 
11.7 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 9.9
3.5 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barnsley 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
2 Bolton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Exeter City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Charlton Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Shrewsbury Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Fleetwood Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Derby County 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
22 Lincoln City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
23 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 -7 0
24 Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 -5
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 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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

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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.