DONCASTER. Wigan Athletic conquered Doncaster Rovers to win 2-1. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with a goal of M. Power at the 11′. Then W. Keane scored again for Wigan Athletic in the 54′ minute. Eventually, O. Bogle reduced the distance for Doncaster Rovers (60′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wigan Athletic took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan Young with the assistance of Connor Brown and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Johnathon Bickerdike. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 2

Wigan Athletic

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 98 Attack 98
  • 27 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a superior ball possession 59% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (L. Hasani, E. Galbraith and J. Dodoo). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (B. Amos).

Match Timeline

11'
45'
54'
60'
60'
69'
70'
80'
81'
Jason Kerr- sub ->G. Massey
81'
84'
85'
Ben Amos- Yellow
90'
Stephen Humphrys- sub ->C. Lang

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 16 points to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic will have 48 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Milton Keynes Dons on the 22nd of January with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (5 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Gillingham on the 22nd of January with a 3-3 head to head record.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 1.England
7.0
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
6.7
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.1
D
Branden Horton 28.England
6.8
D
Lirak Hasani 29.England
6.0
69' 45'
M
Matt Smith 14.England
6.1
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.6
80'
M
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
6.8
70'
F
Aidan Barlow 16.England
6.5
60'
F
Kieran Agard 25.England
5.9
F
Joe Dodoo 20.England
6.2
84'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
B. Blythe 30.England
D
Charlie Seaman 19.England
6.4
69'
M
Anthony Greaves 27.England
7.0
80'
M
Liam Ravenhill 31.England
F
Tavonga Kuleya 34.England
F
O. Bogle 7.England
7.4
60' 60'

Doncaster Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gary McSheffrey decided to play with the following team: Louis Jones (7.0), Lirak Hasani (6.0), Kyle Knoyle (6.7), Joseph Olowu (6.1), Branden Horton (6.8), Matthew Smith (6.1), Ethan Galbraith (6.8), Tommy Rowe (6.6), Kieran Agard (5.9), Joe Dodoo (6.2) and Aidan Barlow (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Greaves (7.0), B. Bottomley, B. Blythe, L. Ravenhill, T. Kuleya, Charlie Seaman (6.4) and Omar Bogle (7.4).

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of A. Greaves (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: A. Barlow for O. Bogle (60′), L. Hasani for C. Seaman (69′) and T. Rowe for A. Greaves (80′).

Best player: Omar Bogle​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Omar Bogle.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 7 passes (28% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
Ben Amos 12.England
6.2
85'
D
Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe
6.5
D
Jack Whatmough 5.England
6.4
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
6.9
81'
D
Kell Watts 2.England
6.2
M
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.5
M
Tom Naylor 4.England
7.3
M
Gavin Massey 11.England
6.7
81'
M
Max Power 8.England
7.7
11'
M
Callum Lang 19.England
6.7
90'
F
Will Keane 10.England
7.2
54'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Jones 1.England
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
6.6
81'
M
Gwion Edwards 7.Wales
6.7
81'
M
T. Aasgaard 30.Norway
M
Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland
M
Tom Bayliss 20.England
F
Stephen Humphrys 39.England
90'

Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Leam Richardson played with: Ben Amos (6.2), Tendayi Darikwa (6.5), Jack Whatmough (6.4), Kelland Watts (6.2), Tom Pearce (6.9), Max Power (7.7), Tom Naylor (7.3), Gavin Massey (6.7), Callum Lang (6.7), James McClean (7.5) and Will Keane (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Humphrys, Gwion Edwards (6.7), T. Aasgaard, Jordan Jones, T. Bayliss, James Jones and Jason Kerr (6.6).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: G. Massey for J. Kerr (81′), T. Pearce for G. Edwards (81′) and C. Lang for S. Humphrys (90′).

Best player: Max Power​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Max Power.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 56 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​