WIGAN. Cheltenham Town and Wigan Athletic draw 1-1. M. Taylor scored the first goal (9′) for Cheltenham Town. E. Bonds settled the score (52′) with an own goal. Wigan Athletic was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 9,326 spectators. The referee was David Rock who had the assistance of Daniel Robinson and Darren Williams. The 4th official was Matthew Sowerby. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.18 degrees Celsius or 44.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 105
- 55 Dangerous attack 33
- 132 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a superior ball possession 70% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Wigan Athletic to win the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (Callum McManaman). On the other side, Cheltenham Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Wigan Athletic has 41 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Cheltenham Town will has 33 points like Charlton Athletic to sit in the 21st 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 statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
46'
90'
Wigan Athletic started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle , Charlie Hughes , Jason Kerr , Luke Chambers , Jonny Smith , Babajide Adeeko , Matthew Smith , Tom Pearce , Martial Godo , Charlie Kelman and Thelo Aasgaard .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Morrison, Stephen Humphrys , Ben Amos, Callum McManaman , Scott Smith , Chris Sze and Josh Magennis .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Tom Pearce for Callum McManaman (46′), Babajide Adeeko for Stephen Humphrys (46′), Charlie Kelman for Josh Magennis (46′) and Jonny Smith for Scott Smith (84′).
Player of the match: Luke Chambers
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Luke Chambers.
His rating is with 111 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
9'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood , Curtis Davies , Tom Bradbury , Lewis Freestone , Sean Long , Elliot Bonds , Tom Pett , Liam Kinsella , Will Ferry , George Lloyd and Matty Taylor .
They had on the bench: Andy Smith, Liam Sercombe , Aidan Keena , Jamie Pardington, Josh Harrop , Joe Nuttall and Jordan Thomas.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: George Lloyd for Aidan Keena (46′), Elliot Bonds for Josh Harrop (58′), Tom Pett for Liam Sercombe (64′) and Matty Taylor for Joe Nuttall (58′).
Player of the match: Liam Kinsella
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Liam Kinsella.
His rating is with 23 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
