WIGAN. Wigan Athletic conquers Leyton Orient 1-0 after J. Kerr scored just 1 goal (73′). Wigan Athletic made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

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 Scott Oldham with the assistance of Steve Rushton and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Paul Stonier. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.02 degrees Celsius or 46.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 57% while Leyton Orient was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leyton Orient was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Wigan Athletic succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Leyton Orient shot 10 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (Charlie Goode). On the other side, Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards (Shaqai Forde and Ethan Galbraith).

Standings

After this match, Wigan Athletic has 47 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Leyton Orient will stays with 54 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away against Wycombe Wanderers on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (1 draw).

Leyton Orient will host Port Vale on the 12th of March with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Leyton Orient (3 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle (7.0), Scott Smith (6.4), Charlie Hughes (8.2), Charlie Goode (7.0), Luke Chambers (7.3), Matthew Smith (6.7), Babajide Adeeko (7.1), Callum McManaman (7.9), Thelo Aasgaard (6.4), Jordan Jones (7.5) and Josh Magennis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Stephen Humphrys (7.0), Ben Amos, Jason Kerr (7.5), Liam Shaw, Martial Godo (6.8), Jonny Smith (7.5) and Charlie Kelman (6.4).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Scott Smith for Martial Godo (64′), Babajide Adeeko for Stephen Humphrys (53′), Josh Magennis for Charlie Kelman (53′), Luke Chambers for Jonny Smith (72′) and Charlie Goode for Jason Kerr (72′).

Player of the match: Charlie Hughes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Charlie Hughes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 91 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Leyton Orient – Formation

Also Leyton Orient adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Richard Wellens played with: Solomon Brynn (7.0), Ethan Galbraith (6.4), Omar Beckles (7.0), Brandon Cooper (6.7), Thomas James (7.1), Darren Pratley (6.6), Idris El Mizouni (6.8), Shaqai Forde (6.4), Max Sanders (7.0), Oliver O’Neill (7.3) and Ruel Sotiriou (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jayden Sweeney (6.8), Jordan Brown (6.3), Joe Pigott (6.7), Samuel Howes, Daniel Adu-Adjei (6.6), Rob Hunt (6.8) and Khayon Edwards.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 5 changes: Oliver O’Neill for Rob Hunt (45′), Shaqai Forde for Jayden Sweeney (53′), Max Sanders for Jordan Brown (46′), Omar Beckles for Daniel Adu-Adjei (82′) and Darren Pratley for Joe Pigott (82′).

Player of the match: Oliver O’Neill​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was Oliver O’Neill.

His rating is 7.3 with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Wigan Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
• Stevenage – Fleetwood Town – 0-0
• Reading – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-2
• Port Vale – Shrewsbury Town – 1-2
• Oxford United – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
• Exeter City – Bolton Wanderers – 2-2
• Charlton Athletic – Carlisle United – 3-2
• Cambridge United – Northampton Town – 1-1
• Burton Albion – Peterborough United – 1-3
• Bristol Rovers – Derby County – 0-3
• Blackpool – Portsmouth – 0-0
• Barnsley – Lincoln City – 1-5