WIGAN. Stevenage was able to reverse the scoreline against Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the assistance of Alistair Nelson and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic

2 - 3

Stevenage

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 8
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 70 Attack 97
  • 43 Dangerous attack 27
  • 92 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 62% while Stevenage was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Stevenage found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Stevenage shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards (Stephen Humphrys, Josh Magennis, Liam Shaw and Jordan Jones). On the opposite side, Stevenage received 4 yellow cards (Nick Freeman, Carl Piergianni, Jordan Roberts and Finley Burns).

Match Timeline

Josh Magennis(penalty)
5'
15'
Jamie Reid(goal)Vadaine Oliver
T. Aasgaard(goal)
38'
Liam Shaw- Yellow
54'
55'
Finley Burns- Yellow
Jordan Jones- Yellow
56'
63'
Carl Piergianni- Yellow
Martial Godo- sub ->Jonny Smith
63'
Steven Sessegnon- sub ->Liam Shaw
63'
66'
Carl Piergianni(goal)Nick Freeman
Josh Magennis- Yellow
68'
69'
Louis Thompson- sub ->Luther James-Wildin
73'
Elliott List- sub ->Vadaine Oliver
74'
Nesta Guinness-Walker- sub ->Harvey White
78'
81'
Louis Thompson(goal)Finley Burns
82'
Nick Freeman- Yellow
83'
Jordan Roberts- Yellow
Stephen Humphrys- sub ->Thelo Aasgaard
85'
Callum McManaman- sub ->Jason Kerr
85'
86'
Alex MacDonald- sub ->Elliott List
Stephen Humphrys- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this encounter, Wigan Athletic stays with 34 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Stevenage will has 49 points like Oxford United to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Stevenage will host Cambridge United on the 29th of December with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
5.7
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
6.4
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
6.3
85'
D
L. Chambers 24.England
6.3
M
Sean Clare 7.England
7.5
M
Matt Smith 8.England
6.7
M
T. Aasgaard 10.Norway
7.3
85' 38'
M
Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland
7.3
56'
M
Liam Shaw 16.England
6.4
63' 54'
M
Jonny Smith 18.England
7.0
63'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
7.3
78' 68' 5'
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
L. Morrison 4.Scotland
D
Steven Sessegnon 5.England
6.3
63'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
7.0
85'
F
Charlie Wyke 9.England
6.4
78'
F
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
6.4
85' 90'
F
Martial Godo 17.England
6.8
63'

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

The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle (5.7), Jason Kerr (6.3), Charlie Hughes (6.4), Luke Chambers (6.3), Sean Clare (7.5), Liam Shaw (6.4), Matthew Smith (6.7), Jordan Jones (7.3), Jonny Smith (7.0), Thelo Aasgaard (7.3) and Josh Magennis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Morrison, Steven Sessegnon (6.3), Charlie Wyke (6.4), Stephen Humphrys (6.4), Ben Amos, Martial Godo (6.8) and Callum McManaman (7.0).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Liam Shaw for Steven Sessegnon (63′), Jonny Smith for Martial Godo (63′), Josh Magennis for Charlie Wyke (78′), Thelo Aasgaard for Stephen Humphrys (85′) and Jason Kerr for Callum McManaman (85′).

Player of the match: Sean Clare​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was Sean Clare.

His rating is 7.5 with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Craig MacGillivray 12.Scotland
6.6
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
6.0
69'
D
Dan Butler 3.England
7.0
D
Carl Piergianni 5.England
8.5
63' 66'
D
Dan Sweeney 6.England
6.4
M
Nick Freeman 10.England
7.0
82'
M
Jordan Roberts 11.England
7.0
83'
M
Finley Burns 17.England
7.3
55'
M
Harvey White 18.England
7.3
74'
F
Jamie Reid 19.Northern Ireland
7.5
15'
F
Vadaine Oliver 33.England
7.5
73'
Substitutes
G
Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England
D
Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana
D
Nesta Guinness-Walker 22.England
6.8
74'
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
7.5
86'
M
Elliott List 9.England
6.6
73'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
7.3
69' 81'
F
Aaron Pressley 20.Scotland

Stevenage started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Steve Evans played with: Craig MacGillivray (6.6), Luther James-Wildin (6.0), Dan Sweeney (6.4), Carl Piergianni (8.5), Dan Butler (7.0), Nick Freeman (7.0), Harvey White (7.3), Finley Burns (7.3), Jordan Roberts (7.0), Jamie Reid (7.5) and Vadaine Oliver (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Alex MacDonald (7.5), Elliott List (6.6), Terence Vancooten, Aaron Pressley, Nesta Guinness-Walker (6.8) and Louis Thompson (7.3).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 4 changes: Elliott List for Alex MacDonald (86′), Luther James-Wildin for Louis Thompson (69′), Vadaine Oliver for Elliott List (73′) and Harvey White for Nesta Guinness-Walker (74′).

Player of the match: Carl Piergianni​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stevenage was Carl Piergianni.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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