Match Info

League One - Round 24

Date: 1 January 2026, Thursday

Location: The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan)

Referee: Speedie B. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Wigan Athletic		Barnsley

	1	X	2
	2.2	3.25	3.05	Watch
	2.22	3.35	3.05	Watch
	2.27	3.46	2.99	Watch
	2.3	3.2	3
	2.25	3.3	3.13	Watch
	2.28	3.4	3
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.25 ↑ (2.25)	3.33 ↓ (3.34)	3.04 ↑ (2.9)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 6.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Wigan Athletic
41.3%

Draw
28%

Barnsley
30.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40.9%

27.5%

31.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

42.9%

26.2%

30.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Wigan Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)

Barnsley has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (+1.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Barnsley than the current prediction. (-0.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	33.3%	16.7%

Wigan Athletic - Barnsley Predictions

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Wigan will win (votes: 6 - 50%). Barnsley will win (votes: 2 - 16.7%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Wigan: 21.7% – 78.3%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Tickle S. (G) 23. Carragher J. (C) 4. Aimson W. 3. Fox M. 35. Francois T. 7. Murray F. 6. Weir J. 8. Wright C. 21. Borges Rodrigues R. 43. Bettoni H. 11. Costelloe D.	1. Cooper M. (G) 27. Watson T. 6. de Gevigney M. 5. Shepherd J. 32. Earl J. 8. Phillips A. 48. Connell L. (C) 11. Jalo F. 22. Kelly P. 10. McGoldrick D. 40. Keillor-Dunn D.
Substitutes
37. Asamoah M. 27. Brenan T. 44. Hungbo J. 20. McManaman C. 30. Savin T. (G) 9. Saydee C. 5. Sessegnon S.	30. Bland J. 19. Cleary R. 39. Farrell L. 23. Farrugia N. 51. Flavell K. (G) 7. Vickers C. 45. Yoganathan V.
Coaches
Lowe R.	Hourihane C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
6', 1 - 0, Costelloe D. ⚽, Wright C. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Jalo F. ↓, Cleary R. ↑,
46', Kelly P. ↓, Bland J. ↑,
67', Bettoni H. ↓, Saydee C. ↑,
67', Borges Rodrigues R. ↓, Hungbo J. ↑,
69', 1 - 1, Phillips A. ⚽, McGoldrick D. (A),
81', Costelloe D. ↓, Asamoah M. ↑,
84', Connell L. 🟥,
85', Aimson W. 🟨,
87', McGoldrick D. ↓, Yoganathan V. ↑,

Preview

Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 12 and 15).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.

Recent performances by Wigan have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Barnsley's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Wigan will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury)

There will not play in Barnsley: Gent G. (Injury) Ogbeta N. (Inactive)

There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Rogers J. (Injury)

In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 5 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 18:15. (average 1.3:1.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:14. (average 1.3:1.8).

Outrights of English League One for now

Barnsley: 1.26% Wigan: 0.91%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
18	Barnsley	7	2	2	3	7:12	-5	8
24	Wigan	7	1	1	5	5:12	-7	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Wigan Athletic
English League One
29.12.25	Burton Albion - Wigan Athletic	0:2 ✺
26.12.25	Bradford City - Wigan Athletic	2:1 ✺
20.12.25	Wigan Athletic - Blackpool	0:2 ✺
13.12.25	Huddersfield Town - Wigan Athletic	1:1 ✺
English FA Cup
06.12.25	Wigan Athletic - Barrow	3:2 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.8 WLLTW
- Barnsley FC
English League One
29.12.25	Barnsley - Lincoln City	0:2 ✺
26.12.25	Barnsley - Mansfield Town	2:3 ✺
20.12.25	Exeter City - Barnsley	3:0 ✺
13.12.25	Barnsley - Leyton Orient	3:2 ✺
09.12.25	Lincoln City - Barnsley	3:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.2 LLLWL

Latest Head to Head

English League One
29.03.25	Wigan Athletic - Barnsley	1:1
23.11.24	Barnsley - Wigan Athletic	0:1
English League Cup
13.08.24	Wigan Athletic - Barnsley	1:2 penalties
English League One
01.01.24	Barnsley - Wigan Athletic	1:1
26.08.23	Wigan Athletic - Barnsley	0:2
English League Championship
11.07.20	Barnsley - Wigan Athletic	0:0
31.08.19	Wigan Athletic - Barnsley	0:0

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