Wigan vs Northampton

Wigan

3 - 1

Northampton

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Chilowicz 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Wigan 16 · Northampton 24

Referee Stats

Alex Chilowicz

14 matches · 3.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.07
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	21%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Wigan outshot their opponent (20-8).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Wigan had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

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

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43

Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.57

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

0.57

1.04

0.70

0.74

1.87

26%

O2.5

52%

22%

BTTS

43%

48%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Wigan rank16th

Northampton rank24th

Wigan points56

Northampton points35

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.

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

21-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.

Northampton last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-14

Record0-0-5

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Wigan score at home61%

Wigan clean sheet at home48%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Wigan score first48%

Wigan win after scoring first91%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wigan 14% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: Wigan 30.2' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Wigan score at home1.04 vs 1.48

Wigan concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

Wigan score 29% below league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: Wigan are 36% below league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

320

323

Passes Accurate

212

215

Passes %

66%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

F. Murray

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hungbo

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Weir

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hungbo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jack Perkins

1st substitution · For: C. McCarthy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Wormleighton

2nd substitution · For: E. List

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

F. Murray

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Brenan

1st substitution · For: R. Trevitt

64'

64' J. Thorniley

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Hungbo

2nd substitution · For: Isaac Mabaya

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Forbes

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Campbell

76'

76' C. McCarthy

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Sessegnon

3rd substitution · For: J. Mellish

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Saydee

4th substitution · For: P. Mullin

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Costelloe

5th substitution · For: M. Asamoah

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Forbes

3rd substitution · For: J. Willis

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Thorniley

4th substitution · For: M. Dyche

Wigan vs Northampton 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Wigan beat Northampton 3-1 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz. It was played at unknown.

First half: Wigan took the lead at 29' when F. Murray scored, with the assist credited to J. Hungbo, making the score 1-0. Wigan extended the lead at 43' when J. Weir scored, with the assist credited to J. Hungbo, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Northampton made their 1st substitution at 46', with Jack Perkins replacing C. McCarthy. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Wormleighton replacing E. List. Wigan extended the lead at 46' when F. Murray scored, making the score 3-0. Wigan made their 1st substitution at 61', with T. Brenan replacing R. Trevitt. J. Thorniley received a yellow card for Northampton at 64'. Wigan made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Hungbo replacing Isaac Mabaya. Northampton reduced the deficit at 70' when M. Forbes scored, with the assist credited to D. Campbell, making the score 3-1. C. McCarthy received a yellow card for Northampton at 76'. Wigan made their 3rd substitution at 83', with S. Sessegnon replacing J. Mellish. Wigan made their 4th substitution at 84', with C. Saydee replacing P. Mullin. Wigan made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Costelloe replacing M. Asamoah. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 90', with M. Forbes replacing J. Willis. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 90', with J. Thorniley replacing M. Dyche.

Wigan used 5 substitutions while Northampton used 4 substitutions. Northampton got 2 yellow cards.