WIGAN. Wigan Athletic and Port Vale didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
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 Paul Howard with the support of Lewis Raper and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Joe Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.82 degrees Celsius or 58.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 2 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 106
- 31 Dangerous attack 44
- 107 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wigan Athletic was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Port Vale to win the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Liam Shaw and Charlie Kelman). On the opposite side, Port Vale received 1 yellow card (Ben Garrity).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wigan Athletic has 52 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale will has 40 points like Burton Albion to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away against Charlton Athletic on the 9th of April with a 7-7 head to head.
Port Vale will host Exeter City on the 13th of April with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Exeter City (2 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
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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: S. Tickle , Jason Kerr , Charlie Goode , Charlie Hughes , Scott Smith , Matt Smith , B. Adeeko , Steven Sessegnon , Callum McManaman , Martial Godo and T. Aasgaard .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Pearce , L. Morrison, Ben Amos, Liam Shaw , Jonny Smith , Chris Sze and Charlie Kelman .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: T. Aasgaard for Liam Shaw (82′), Scott Smith for Chris Sze (82′), B. Adeeko for Charlie Kelman (55′), Steven Sessegnon for Jonny Smith (56′) and Callum McManaman for Tom Pearce (68′).
Player of the match: Matt Smith
The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was Matt Smith.
His rating is with 56 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darren Moore played with: Connor Ripley , Thomas Sang , Nathan Smith , Alex Iacovitti , J. Plant , Ben Garrity , Funso Ojo , J. Shorrock , Ethan Chislett , Gavin Massey and Ryan Loft .
These were the players on the bench: Uche Ikpeazu , Jayson Leutwiler, Conor Grant , Jason Lowe, Jensen Weir , R. Walters and B. Dipepa .
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: J. Shorrock for Conor Grant (66′), Ethan Chislett for Jensen Weir (66′), Gavin Massey for B. Dipepa (62′) and Ryan Loft for Uche Ikpeazu (62′).
Player of the match: Thomas Sang
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Thomas Sang.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Port Vale – 0-0
- Reading – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town – 3-1
- Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Leyton Orient – Cheltenham Town – 3-1
- Exeter City – Stevenage – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Barnsley – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Oxford United – 0-4
- Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Blackpool – Cambridge United – 1-0
