Wigan Athletic FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Will Finnie
- Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
- Assistant 2 Mark Pottage
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Sep Portsmouth FC H 1–2 L 23 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 1–4 L 16 Sep Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W 02 Sep Blackpool FC A 1–2 L 26 Aug Barnsley FC H 0–2 L 19 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W 23 Sep Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W 19 Sep Barnsley FC A 3–2 W 16 Sep Derby County FC A 1–1 D 02 Sep Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W 26 Aug Stevenage FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wigan Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 9' The referee calls foul for Thelo Aasgaard. He receives a card.
- 14' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Smith, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 27' GOAL! Martial Godo scores on 27. Assisted by Scott Smith
- 31' What a strike from Regan Poole! The score is 1-1.
- 36' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 37' GOAL! Paddy Lane scores on 37. Assisted by Alex Robertson
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Kelland Watts.
- 49' Charlie Wyke was booked on 49.
- 54' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Thelo Aasgaard departs to be replaced by Callum Lang.
- 55' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Clare is hanging Omar Rekik on the field on 55 minute.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' The whistle greets Marlon Pack as he departs to be replaced by Christian Saydee.
- 63' Sean Clare is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 66' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Paddy Lane is replaced by Gavin Whyte.
- 69' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Humphrys departs to be replaced by Jonny Smith.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Josh Magennis. He replaces Martial Godo on 78 minute.
- 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 87' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Abu Kamara is replaced by Terry Devlin.
- 90' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Wigan Athletic FC
Starting XI- 9
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11
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Jonny Smith 69'
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23
Omar Rekik ↓ Sean Clare 55'
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10
Thelo Aasgaard ↓ Callum Lang 54'
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- 21
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- 26
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17
Martial Godo ↓ Josh Magennis 78'
Bench- 12
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7
Sean Clare ↑ 55'
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 78'
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20
Callum McManaman ↑ 78'
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19
Callum Lang ↑ 54'
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18
Jonny Smith ↑ 69'
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Coach Shaun MaloneyPortsmouth FC
Starting XI-
7
Marlon Pack ↓ Christian Saydee 61'
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- 18
- 17
- 21
- 16
- 9
- 5
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32
Paddy Lane ↓ Gavin Whyte 66'
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25
Abu Kamara ↓ Terry Devlin 87'
Bench- 31
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11
Gavin Whyte ↑ 66'
- 28
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15
Christian Saydee ↑ 61'
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24
Terry Devlin ↑ 87'
Coach John Mousinho -
Head to Head
Wigan Athletic FC Form
2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC L 2023-09-23 Bristol Rovers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-09-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2023-09-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Wigan Athletic FC WPortsmouth FC Form