Wigan vs Blackpool: result 0-5 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 26, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Blackpool?
Blackpool won 0-5 on January 26, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 40′M. EkpitetaBlackpool
- 42′J. YatesBlackpool
- 53′M. Virtue-ThickBlackpool
- 87′E. SimmsBlackpool
- 90′E. SimmsBlackpool
Official lineup for Wigan vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-2-3-1- 22K. Joseph
- 9C. Lang
- 7Z. Clough
- 10W. Keane
- 23C. Merrie
- 24Alexander Anthony Perry
- 3T. Pearce
- 5G. Johnston
- 6C. Whelan
- 2T. Darikwa
- 1James Jones
Blackpool
4-4-2- 30B. Lubala
- 9J. Yates
- 14G. Madine
- 6E. Robson
- 17M. Virtue-Thick
- 2J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 4J. Thorniley
- 21M. Ekpiteta
- 5M. Williams
- 3J. Husband
- 1C. Maxwell
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Blackpool have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2021 | Fleetwood Town(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Rochdale(away) | 3-3 | League One |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Burton Albion(away) | 4-3 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2021 | Brighton(away) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Hull City(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 9, 2021 | West Brom(home) | 2-2 | FA Cup |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Bristol Rovers(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Shrewsbury(away) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Wigan wins, 1 draw, 2 Blackpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2020 | Blackpool 1-0 Wigan | League One |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Wigan 0-2 Blackpool | League One |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Blackpool 1-3 Wigan | League One |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Blackpool 1-1 Wigan | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Wigan 2-1 Blackpool | League Cup |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Blackpool 0-4 Wigan | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.4 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Blackpool | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
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