Walsall vs Wigan: result 1-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 32Kick-off on February 20, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Wigan?
Wigan won 1-2 on February 20, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 39′C. McAlenyWigan
- 68′S. MantomWalsall
- 90′Y. WildschutWigan
Official lineup for Walsall vs Wigan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 9T. Bradshaw
- 15Milan Lalkovič
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 8S. Mantom
- 10R. Sawyers
- 12A. Forde
- 2J. Demetriou
- 3A. Taylor
- 6Paul Michael Downing
- 16M. Preston
- 1N. Etheridge
Wigan
- 9W. Grigg
- 24C. McAleny
- 27R. Colclough
- 4David Philip Perkins
- 6M. Power
- 8Sam Morsy
- 5D. Daniels
- 7C. McCann
- 20Craig Morgan
- 28Jason Daniel Pearce
- 32J. Jääskeläinen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Wigan have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2016 | Crewe(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Millwall(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Doncaster(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Reading(away) | 0-4 | FA Cup |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Blackpool(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2016 | Oldham(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Port Vale(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Crewe(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Chesterfield(home) | 3-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Walsall wins, 1 draw, 0 Wigan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | Wigan 0-0 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Wigan score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Wigan | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
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