Wigan vs Blackpool: result 1-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 45Kick-off on April 26, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Blackpool?
Wigan and Blackpool drew 1-1 on April 26, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 3′J. MellishWigan
- 74′L. EvansBlackpool (pen.)
Official lineup for Wigan vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-3-1-2- 37M. Asamoah
- 28D. Taylor
- 6J. Weir
- 2J. Mellish
- 16B. Adeeko
- 11O. Dale
- 19L. Robinson
- 4W. Aimson
- 15J. Kerr
- 23J. Carragher
- 1S. Tickle
Blackpool
4-4-2- 11A. Fletcher
- 21N. Ennis
- 22C. Hamilton
- 8A. Morgan
- 7L. Evans
- 25R. Apter
- 3J. Husband
- 12E. Baggott
- 20O. Casey
- 24O. Offiah
- 30H. Tyrer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Blackpool have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Rotherham(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Shrewsbury(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Wrexham(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Exeter City(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Leyton Orient(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Wrexham(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Stevenage(away) | 3-1 | League One |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Rotherham(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Reading(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Bolton(home) | 2-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Wigan wins, 1 draw, 3 Blackpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | Blackpool 2-2 Wigan | League One |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Wigan 1-0 Blackpool | League One |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 0.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 3/15 |
| Blackpool | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
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