Wigan vs Doncaster

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Wigan 16 · Doncaster 14
Referee Stats
15 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.73
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 7%
Home wins 47%
Draws 13%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Doncaster controlled possession (57%).
  • Wigan had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Wigan (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 17
Avg: 1.04 / 0.74

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

9
Doncaster (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 37
Avg: 1.00 / 1.61

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

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
1.17
1.04
GF
1.00
0.74
GA
1.61
26%
O2.5
57%
22%
BTTS
43%
48%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Wigan rank16th
Doncaster rank14th
Wigan points56
Doncaster 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.
Doncaster: #14 · 60 pts · GD -19
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.

Doncaster last 5 away

W W L W D
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals7-5
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.

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%

Doncaster trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Wigan score at home61%
Wigan clean sheet at home48%
Doncaster score away57%
Doncaster clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Wigan score first48%
Wigan win after scoring first91%
Doncaster score first39%
Doncaster win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Wigan 14% · Doncaster 18%
Avg first goal minute: Wigan 30.2' · Doncaster 49.4'

Vs league average

Wigan score at home1.04 vs 1.48
Wigan concede at home0.74 vs 1.15
Doncaster score away1.00 vs 1.15
Doncaster concede away1.61 vs 1.48
Wigan score 29% below league average, while Doncaster score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Wigan are 36% below league average at home, and Doncaster are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Doncaster goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
13
9
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
9
4
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
10
10
Fouls
15
10
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
275
372
Passes Accurate
185
285
Passes %
67%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Costelloe
Normal Goal
14' ⚽
⚽
14' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
M. Smith
Normal Goal
31' ↑↓
↑↓
31' ⇄ H. Clifton
1st substitution · For: G. Middleton
43'
43' P. Mullin
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Maxwell
2nd substitution · For: J. Senior
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
F. Murray
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Wright
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ M. Pearson
3rd substitution · For: S. Grehan
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ J. Gibson
4th substitution · For: T. Olusanya
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ T. Nixon
5th substitution · For: C. Crew
69'
69' M. Fox
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ J. Hungbo
1st substitution · For: R. Borges Rodrigues
76'
76' J. Senior
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ P. Mullin
2nd substitution · For: M. Asamoah
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ C. Wright
3rd substitution · For: B. Adeeko
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ M. Smith
4th substitution · For: O. Cooper
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ F. Murray
5th substitution · For: Callum Henry McManaman

Wigan vs Doncaster 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Wigan beat Doncaster 3-0 on Saturday, 13 September 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Craig Hicks. It was played at unknown.

First half: Wigan took the lead at 11' when D. Costelloe scored, making the score 1-0. Wigan extended the lead at 14' when M. Smith scored, making the score 2-0. Doncaster made their 1st substitution at 31', with H. Clifton replacing G. Middleton. P. Mullin received a yellow card for Wigan at 43'.

Second half: Doncaster made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Maxwell replacing J. Senior. Wigan extended the lead at 50' when F. Murray scored, with the assist credited to C. Wright, making the score 3-0. Doncaster made their 3rd substitution at 59', with M. Pearson replacing S. Grehan. Doncaster made their 4th substitution at 59', with J. Gibson replacing T. Olusanya. Doncaster made their 5th substitution at 67', with T. Nixon replacing C. Crew. M. Fox received a yellow card for Wigan at 69'. Wigan made their 1st substitution at 73', with J. Hungbo replacing R. Borges Rodrigues. J. Senior received a yellow card for Doncaster at 76'. Wigan made their 2nd substitution at 83', with P. Mullin replacing M. Asamoah. Wigan made their 3rd substitution at 84', with C. Wright replacing B. Adeeko. Wigan made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Smith replacing O. Cooper. Wigan made their 5th substitution at 90', with F. Murray replacing Callum Henry McManaman.

Wigan used 5 substitutions while Doncaster used 5 substitutions. Wigan got 2 yellow cards, while Doncaster got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Doncaster controlled possession (57%).
  • Wigan had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Wigan vs Doncaster Head-to-Head History by Season