Wigan Athletic vs Portsmouth: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: DW Stadium

The visiting Portsmouth side should be favourites in this visit to Wigan Athletic, as the away team holds a 26 point advantage from their 37 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-26) in League One
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only three days ago.

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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 3 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 269 minutes without scoring a league goal. C. Lang was the last player to find the net.

Wigan Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Gillingham. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ipswich Town.

The Wigan Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. Wigan have conceded 35 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Portsmouth form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Portsmouth have produced an overall stat of 10-2-5 so far.

Portsmouth go into this game after a win, the home game against Rochdale that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shrewsbury Town at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Portsmouth has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Portsmouth - Wigan 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Wigan won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Portsmouth has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
14 goals
WiganC. Lang
C. Lang
7 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
7 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 18 6 Played P 5 17 37
9 3 0 Won W 2 10 18
8 5 0 Drew D 1 2 7
21 10 6 Lost L 2 5 12
39 18 3 Scored S 8 28 55
65 35 17 Conceded C 10 19 40
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 92%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 73%
50% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 53% 49%
26% 39% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 41% 32%
24% 39% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 12% 8%
47% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 46%
21% 28% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 35% 32%
39% 44% 67% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.2 9.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.6 12
2.8 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 4.1
37% 36% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (16) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-26) 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 39 22 7 10 65 32 19 11 3 5 22 10 20 11 4 5 43 22 33 73
2 Peterborough United 38 22 6 10 66 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 20 8 4 8 23 23 29 72
3 Sunderland 37 19 13 5 58 28 19 9 6 4 27 18 18 10 7 1 31 10 30 70
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 37 18 7 12 55 40 20 8 5 7 27 21 17 10 2 5 28 19 15 61
6 Blackpool 36 17 9 10 46 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 19 9 3 7 24 16 14 60
7 Charlton Athletic 38 16 11 11 55 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 20 10 6 4 25 17 5 59
8 Gillingham 39 17 7 15 55 50 20 9 3 8 28 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 5 58
9 Ipswich Town 37 17 7 13 41 38 20 11 3 6 22 17 17 6 4 7 19 21 3 58
10 Doncaster Rovers 36 17 6 13 53 46 19 11 4 4 32 20 17 6 2 9 21 26 7 57
11 Oxford United 38 16 8 14 52 46 18 9 4 5 24 15 20 7 4 9 28 31 6 56
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 37 15 9 13 49 51 19 9 5 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 54
14 Plymouth Argyle 39 14 10 15 50 60 20 11 4 5 30 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -10 52
15 Crewe Alexandra 37 14 9 14 45 48 19 9 5 5 28 21 18 5 4 9 17 27 -3 51
16 Fleetwood Town 38 13 11 14 41 33 20 8 7 5 24 14 18 5 4 9 17 19 8 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 11 13 12 40 42 17 4 7 6 22 23 19 7 6 6 18 19 -2 46
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 19 6 7 6 23 25 -15 42
19 Northampton Town 39 10 9 20 33 54 20 7 4 9 16 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -21 39
20 Swindon Town 38 11 4 23 44 67 20 7 1 12 21 32 18 4 3 11 23 35 -23 37
21 AFC Wimbledon 37 8 12 17 36 60 17 4 4 9 19 30 20 4 8 8 17 30 -24 36
22 Wigan Athletic 38 9 8 21 39 65 18 3 5 10 18 35 20 6 3 11 21 30 -26 35
23 Bristol Rovers 39 9 7 23 37 62 19 6 2 11 21 27 20 3 5 12 16 35 -25 34
24 Rochdale 37 7 11 19 47 69 18 1 8 9 20 38 19 6 3 10 27 31 -22 32

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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 39 22 7 10 65 32 19 11 3 5 22 10 20 11 4 5 43 22 33 73
2 Peterborough United 38 22 6 10 66 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 20 8 4 8 23 23 29 72
3 Sunderland 37 19 13 5 58 28 19 9 6 4 27 18 18 10 7 1 31 10 30 70
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 37 18 7 12 55 40 20 8 5 7 27 21 17 10 2 5 28 19 15 61
6 Blackpool 36 17 9 10 46 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 19 9 3 7 24 16 14 60
7 Charlton Athletic 38 16 11 11 55 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 20 10 6 4 25 17 5 59
8 Gillingham 39 17 7 15 55 50 20 9 3 8 28 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 5 58
9 Ipswich Town 37 17 7 13 41 38 20 11 3 6 22 17 17 6 4 7 19 21 3 58
10 Doncaster Rovers 36 17 6 13 53 46 19 11 4 4 32 20 17 6 2 9 21 26 7 57
11 Oxford United 38 16 8 14 52 46 18 9 4 5 24 15 20 7 4 9 28 31 6 56
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 37 15 9 13 49 51 19 9 5 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 54
14 Plymouth Argyle 39 14 10 15 50 60 20 11 4 5 30 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -10 52
15 Crewe Alexandra 37 14 9 14 45 48 19 9 5 5 28 21 18 5 4 9 17 27 -3 51
16 Fleetwood Town 38 13 11 14 41 33 20 8 7 5 24 14 18 5 4 9 17 19 8 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 11 13 12 40 42 17 4 7 6 22 23 19 7 6 6 18 19 -2 46
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 19 6 7 6 23 25 -15 42
19 Northampton Town 39 10 9 20 33 54 20 7 4 9 16 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -21 39
20 Swindon Town 38 11 4 23 44 67 20 7 1 12 21 32 18 4 3 11 23 35 -23 37
21 AFC Wimbledon 37 8 12 17 36 60 17 4 4 9 19 30 20 4 8 8 17 30 -24 36
22 Wigan Athletic 38 9 8 21 39 65 18 3 5 10 18 35 20 6 3 11 21 30 -26 35
23 Bristol Rovers 39 9 7 23 37 62 19 6 2 11 21 27 20 3 5 12 16 35 -25 34
24 Rochdale 37 7 11 19 47 69 18 1 8 9 20 38 19 6 3 10 27 31 -22 32

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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.