WIGAN. Wigan Athletic prevails over Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Magennis (30′) and a goal from J. Smith (48′).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the support of Darren Williams and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Andrew Miller. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.74 degrees Celsius or 51.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 18 Total 4
- 9 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 80 Attack 87
- 31 Dangerous attack 25
- 79 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 55% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 31 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 18 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 4 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (L. McCormick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wigan Athletic has 62 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will stays with 57 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
46'
48'
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: S. Tickle , Steven Sessegnon , Charlie Hughes , L. Morrison , L. Chambers , Matt Smith , B. Adeeko , Jonny Smith , T. Aasgaard , Callum McManaman and Josh Magennis .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Pearce, Ben Amos, Jason Kerr , Martial Godo , Scott Smith , Chris Sze and Charlie Kelman .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: L. Morrison for Jason Kerr (46′), Jonny Smith for Martial Godo (60′), Callum McManaman for Chris Sze (60′), Steven Sessegnon for Scott Smith (69′) and Josh Magennis for Charlie Kelman (70′).
Player of the match: L. Chambers
The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was L. Chambers even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
82'
Also Bristol Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthew Taylor played with: J. Ward , L. Hoole , J. Wilson , Elkan Baggott , H. Vale , J. Rossiter , A. Evans , L. Thomas , Brandon Aguilera , S. Sinclair and J. Brown .
These were the players on the bench: J. Connolly , Kamil Conteh , L. McCormick , M. Cox, J. Lawrence, K. Shaw and H. Vaughan .
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Brandon Aguilera for Kamil Conteh (52′), J. Brown for H. Vaughan (78′), L. Thomas for K. Shaw (78′), J. Rossiter for L. McCormick (67′) and L. Hoole for J. Connolly (67′).
Player of the match: J. Ward
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was the goalkeeper: J. Ward. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Charlton Athletic – 1-0
- Wigan Athletic – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Stevenage – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Leyton Orient – 1-3
- Reading – Blackpool – 3-2
- Port Vale – Cambridge United – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bolton Wanderers – 3-3
- Lincoln City – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 3-0
- Exeter City – Oxford United – 1-2
- Derby County – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Barnsley – Northampton Town – 1-1
