Wigan vs Blackpool: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 39Kick-off on March 16, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Blackpool?
Wigan won 1-0 on March 16, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 26′S. SmithWigan
Official lineup for Wigan vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-2-3-1- 11S. Humphrys
- 14Jordan Jones
- 10T. Aasgaard
- 17M. Godo
- 8M. Smith
- 26B. Adeeko
- 24L. Chambers
- 15J. Kerr
- 6C. Hughes
- 21S. Smith
- 1S. Tickle
Blackpool
3-5-2- 18J. Beesley
- 16J. Rhodes
- 15H. Coulson
- 7G. Byers
- 6O. Norburn
- 11K. Dembélé
- 4J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 20O. Casey
- 21M. Ekpiteta
- 5M. Pennington
- 32D. Grimshaw
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Blackpool have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2024 | Wycombe(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Leyton Orient(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 2-4 | League One |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Bolton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Cheltenham(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2024 | Northampton(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Portsmouth(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Shrewsbury(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Leyton Orient(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Bolton(home) | 4-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Wigan win, 0 draws, 5 Blackpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | Blackpool 2-1 Wigan | League One |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Blackpool 1-0 Wigan | Championship |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Wigan 2-1 Blackpool | Championship |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Wigan 0-5 Blackpool | League One |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Blackpool 1-0 Wigan | League One |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Wigan 0-2 Blackpool | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Blackpool | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wigan sit 24th in League One (4 points from 8 matches) and Blackpool sit 18th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| 24 | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
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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