Wigan vs Northampton: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 19, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Northampton?
Wigan won 1-0 on September 19, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 56′M. JacobsWigan
Official lineup for Wigan vs Northampton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-3-2-1- 11G. Massey
- 9W. Grigg
- 8L. Evans
- 2N. Byrne
- 5Sam Morsy
- 17M. Jacobs
- 18Gary Roberts
- 26R. James
- 22C. Dunkley
- 33D. Burn
- 23James Jones
Northampton
4-1-4-1- 11D. Powell
- 9Marc Richards
- 29M. Grimes
- 27R. Hanley
- 4Yaser Kasim
- 26R. Poole
- 6A. Taylor
- 3David Buchanan
- 2Brendan Moloney
- 5L. Barnett
- 13M. Ingram
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Northampton have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2017 | Bristol Rovers(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Charlton(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Shrewsbury(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Blackpool(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Portsmouth(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2017 | Southend(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Portsmouth(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Doncaster(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Cambridge United(home) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Peterborough(home) | 1-4 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Northampton score 0.8 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Northampton | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
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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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