Wrexham AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wrexham AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Racecourse Ground.
- Wrexham AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tom Nield
- Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
- Assistant 2 Joseph Pettitt (England)
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W 26 Dec Blackpool FC H 2–1 W 21 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D 14 Dec Cambridge United FC H 2–2 D 07 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W 03 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L 26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W 21 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–2 D 14 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 07 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L 03 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Wigan Athletic FC gets underway.
- 5' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' Lewis Brunt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 27' The referee calls foul for Babajide Adeeko. He receives a card.
- 32' Jensen Weir is replacing Babajide Adeeko for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
- 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 47' Eoghan O'Connell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonny Smith suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' 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.
- 60' Wrexham AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryan Barnett on 60.
- 61' Ryan Barnett is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Cleworth, as he is very good at scoring at Racecourse Ground with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
- 67' The whistle greets Jonny Smith as he departs to be replaced by Silko Thomas.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
- 79' What a strike from Joe Hugill! The score is 1-1.
- 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Wrexham AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Jensen Weir.
- 87' Mo Faal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Rathbone on 87 minute.
- 88' The whistle greets Ryan Barnett as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Revan.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for James McClean.
- Full Time. Wrexham AFC beats Wigan Athletic FC
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Wrexham AFC
Starting XI- 9
- 37
- 7
- 21
- 5
- 15
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20
Oliver Rathbone ↓ Mo Faal 87'
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29
Ryan Barnett ↓ Sebastian Revan 88'
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- 4
- 3
Bench- 24
- 26
- 38
- 1
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22
Mo Faal ↑ 87'
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23
Sebastian Revan ↑ 88'
- 8
Coach Phil ParkinsonWigan Athletic FC
Starting XI- 17
- 5
- 4
- 15
- 10
- 1
- 21
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18
Jonny Smith ↓ Silko Thomas 67'
- 28
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16
Babajide Adeeko ↓ Jensen Weir 32'
- 11
Bench- 20
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Jensen Weir ↑ 32'
- 23
- 12
- 19
- 9
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29
Silko Thomas ↑ 67'
Coach Shaun Maloney -
Head to Head
Wrexham AFC Form
Wigan Athletic FC Form
2024-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-12-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L