Wigan vs Blackpool

Wigan

0 - 2

Blackpool

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Wigan 16 · Blackpool 13

Referee Stats

John Busby

3 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Wigan outshot their opponent (22-8).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Wigan (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 17

Avg: 1.04 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36

Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

0.83

1.04

0.83

0.74

1.57

26%

O2.5

43%

22%

BTTS

39%

48%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Wigan rank16th

Blackpool rank13th

Wigan points56

Blackpool points60

Wigan: #16 · 56 pts · GD -9

35 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackpool: #13 · 60 pts · GD -11

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Wigan last 5 home

L W W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-2

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Blackpool last 5 away

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals3-3

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wigan trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS22%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 4%

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Wigan score at home61%

Wigan clean sheet at home48%

Blackpool score away57%

Blackpool clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Wigan score first48%

Wigan win after scoring first91%

Blackpool score first22%

Blackpool win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wigan 14% · Blackpool 24%

Avg first goal minute: Wigan 30.2' · Blackpool 37.0'

Vs league average

Wigan score at home1.04 vs 1.48

Wigan concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Blackpool score away0.83 vs 1.15

Blackpool concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Wigan score 29% below league average, while Blackpool score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Wigan are 36% below league average at home, and Blackpool are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Wigan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Blackpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 9

61-75 7

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

407

361

Passes Accurate

316

280

Passes %

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ↑↓

↑↓

9' ⇄ H. Coulson

1st substitution · For: Z. Ashworth

11'

11' D. Costelloe

42'

42' F. Horsfall

45+4'

45+4' O. Casey

49'

49' J. Husband

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Bowler

2nd substitution · For: A. Morgan

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ T. Bloxham

3rd substitution · For: D. Taylor

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Fletcher

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Taylor

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

D. Taylor

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Fletcher

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Costelloe

1st substitution · For: P. Mullin

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Saydee

2nd substitution · For: Harrison Bettoni

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ W. Aimson

3rd substitution · For: L. Robinson

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Weir

4th substitution · For: T. Francois

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Smith

5th substitution · For: Callum Henry McManaman

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ O. Casey

4th substitution · For: A. Lyons

83'

83' R. Borges Rodrigues

88'

88' A. Lyons

Wigan vs Blackpool 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackpool beat Wigan 2-0 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by John Busby. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 9', with H. Coulson replacing Z. Ashworth. D. Costelloe received a yellow card for Wigan at 11'. F. Horsfall received a yellow card for Blackpool at 42'. O. Casey received a yellow card for Blackpool at 45+4'.

Second half: J. Husband received a yellow card for Blackpool at 49'. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Bowler replacing A. Morgan. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 58', with T. Bloxham replacing D. Taylor. Blackpool took the lead at 59' when A. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to D. Taylor, making the score 0-1. Blackpool extended the lead at 64' when D. Taylor scored, with the assist credited to A. Fletcher, making the score 0-2. Wigan made their 1st substitution at 65', with D. Costelloe replacing P. Mullin. Wigan made their 2nd substitution at 65', with C. Saydee replacing Harrison Bettoni. Wigan made their 3rd substitution at 75', with W. Aimson replacing L. Robinson. Wigan made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. Weir replacing T. Francois. Wigan made their 5th substitution at 75', with M. Smith replacing Callum Henry McManaman. Blackpool made their 4th substitution at 81', with O. Casey replacing A. Lyons. R. Borges Rodrigues received a yellow card for Wigan at 83'. A. Lyons received a yellow card for Blackpool at 88'.

Wigan used 5 substitutions while Blackpool used 4 substitutions. Wigan got 2 yellow cards, while Blackpool got 4 yellow cards.