An important duel in the bottom section of the League One, with both Wigan Athletic and Rochdale experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 23rd and the visitors in 20th place.
- Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (15) in League One
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wigan and Rochdale.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Wigan Athletic, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in League One, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Wigan's last game was hosting Accrington Stanley (placed 10th) and winning 4-3. In the game before, an away victory match versus Sunderland with a 1-0 scoreline.
A goal frenzy last time out for Wigan, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Accrington Stanley. Fun stuff to watch!
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 as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Wigan Athletic has won six of these, drawn five and lost three.
Wigan Athletic are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Fleetwood Town awaits in four days.
Wigan Athletic has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wigan Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Rochdale form and stats
Playing away, Rochdale have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season.
Rochdale lost away at Peterborough United (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A 0-2 loss hosting Lincoln City before that.
Rochdale lost heavily in their last match (against Peterborough United as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Rochdale in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Rochdale, two draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rochdale are hosting Gillingham in the League One only four days away.
Rochdale find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Wigan victories, zero draws and one Rochdale win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 5 goals |   T. James 3 goals |  J. Keohane 3 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
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| Wigan Athletic | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 26 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 81% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 56% |
| 19% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 19% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 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 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
| 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 44% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 55% | 40% |
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (15) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 16 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 13 |