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Doncaster vs Wigan: result 3-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 42Kick-off on April 16, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Doncaster
3-1
Wigan

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What was the result of Doncaster vs Wigan?

Doncaster won 3-1 on April 16, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 41′W. GriggWigan
  • 50′A. ButlerDoncaster
  • 54′A. ButlerDoncaster
  • 88′A. WilliamsDoncaster (pen.)

Official lineup for Doncaster vs Wigan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Doncaster

  1. 7G. McSheffrey
  2. 11A. Williams
  1. 8R. Chaplow
  2. 24T. Rowe
  3. 26James Coppinger
  1. 2M. Lund
  2. 4L. McCullough
  3. 6A. Butler
  4. 20A. Taylor-Sinclair
  5. 38Craig Alcock
  1. 42R. Matthews

Wigan

  1. 9W. Grigg
  2. 24C. McAleny
  3. 31Y. Wildschut
  1. 4David Philip Perkins
  2. 6M. Power
  3. 8Sam Morsy
  4. 22Stephen Warnock
  1. 5D. Daniels
  2. 25L. Barnett
  3. 28Jason Daniel Pearce
  1. 32J. Jääskeläinen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Doncaster have 0 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats; Wigan have 10, 5 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Doncaster
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2016Bury(away)0-1League One
Apr 2, 2016Rochdale(away)2-2League One
Mar 28, 2016Blackpool(home)0-1League One
Mar 25, 2016Colchester(away)1-4League One
Mar 19, 2016Peterborough(home)1-2League One
Wigan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2016Coventry(home)1-0League One
Apr 2, 2016Shrewsbury(away)5-1League One
Mar 28, 2016Rochdale(home)1-0League One
Mar 25, 2016Swindon Town(away)4-1League One
Mar 19, 2016Bradford(home)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Doncaster win, 2 draws, 0 Wigan wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2015Wigan 0-0 DoncasterLeague One
Jan 18, 2014Doncaster 3-0 WiganChampionship
Aug 20, 2013Wigan 2-2 DoncasterChampionship

Last archived meeting: Wigan vs Doncaster on Aug 16, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Doncaster score 0.5 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Wigan score 2.0 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Doncaster0.51.617/156/15
Wigan2.00.687/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Doncaster sit 16th in League One (9 points from 8 matches) and Wigan sit 24th (4 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
16Doncaster8233999
24Wigan81165134

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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