Wigan

Wigan

VS Scheduled Friday 1 Jan 202715:00

England 26/27 League One · Matchday 23

Bradford

Head-to-head overview

4 meetings

WiganWins: 2
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
BradfordWins: 2

Goals per match: 2.25
Over 2.5 goals: 50.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-03-14	25/26	Wigan2–0Bradford
2025-12-26	25/26	Bradford2–1Wigan
2018-03-14	17/18	Bradford0–1Wigan
2017-11-18	17/18	Wigan1–2Bradford

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Wigan0–1Wycombe
2026-09-13	26/27	Sheffield Weds0–0Wigan
2026-09-12	26/27	Sheffield Weds0–0Wigan
2026-09-05	26/27	Wigan0–4Stockport
2026-09-02	26/27	Wigan3–1Milton Keynes Dons
2026-08-30	26/27	AFC Wimbledon1–0Wigan
2026-08-22	26/27	Wigan0–2Leyton Orient
2026-08-15	26/27	Cambridge3–2Wigan

Bradford

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Luton0–1Bradford
2026-09-13	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-12	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-05	26/27	Bradford1–0Mansfield
2026-09-01	26/27	Bradford1–2Cambridge
2026-08-29	26/27	Plymouth2–0Bradford
2026-08-20	26/27	Sheffield Weds0–1Bradford
2026-08-15	26/27	Bradford2–0Peterboro

Wigan Bradford

Wins

12%

75%

Over 2.5 goals

38%

12%

Both teams scored

25%

12%

Clean sheets

25%

75%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Wigan

Home · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
24	Wigan		Bradford	1
24	Wigan		Plymouth	2
24	Wigan		Cambridge	3
24	Wigan		Sheffield Weds	4
24	Wigan		AFC Wimbledon	5
24	Wigan		Oxford	6
24	Wigan	0–4	Stockport	7	10′ Away
24	Wigan		Huddersfield	8
24	Wigan	0–1	Wycombe	9	68′ Away
24	Wigan		Leicester	10
24	Wigan		Burton	11
24	Wigan		Reading	12
24	Wigan	0–2	Leyton Orient	13	15′ Away
24	Wigan		Stevenage	14
24	Wigan		Blackpool	15
24	Wigan		Mansfield	16
24	Wigan		Bromley	17
24	Wigan		Luton	18
24	Wigan		Barnsley	19
24	Wigan	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	20	36′ Home
24	Wigan		Notts County	21
24	Wigan		Doncaster	22
24	Wigan		Peterboro	23
24 · Wigan

Bradford

Away · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Bradford
2	Plymouth	2–0	Bradford	1	44′ Home
3	Cambridge		Bradford	1
4	Sheffield Weds	0–1	Bradford	1	47′ Away
5	AFC Wimbledon		Bradford	1
6	Oxford		Bradford	1
7	Stockport		Bradford	1
8	Huddersfield		Bradford	1
9	Wycombe		Bradford	1
10	Leicester		Bradford	1
11	Burton		Bradford	1
12	Reading		Bradford	1
13	Leyton Orient		Bradford	1
14	Stevenage		Bradford	1
15	Blackpool		Bradford	1
16	Mansfield		Bradford	1
17	Bromley		Bradford	1
18	Luton	0–1	Bradford	1	4′ Away
19	Barnsley		Bradford	1
20	Milton Keynes Dons		Bradford	1
21	Notts County	0–1	Bradford	1	52′ Away
21	Notts County	0–1	Bradford	1	—
22	Doncaster		Bradford	1
23	Peterboro		Bradford	1
24	Wigan		Bradford	1

Wigan Home Bradford Away

Wins

25%

80%

Over 1.5

75%

20%

Over 2.5

50%

0%

Over 3.5

50%

0%

Both teams scored

25%

0%

Clean sheets

0%

80%

Scores first

25%

80%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

League One · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Wigan

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	0.75	0.50	0.62
Draws	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	0.75	0.50	0.62
Goals conceded / match	2.00	1.00	1.50
Total goals / match	2.75	1.50	2.12
Failed to score	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	75.0%	62.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 3	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	2
16–30	0	2
31–45	1	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	1	1
76–90	0	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Bradford

8 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away5 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.00	2.40	2.25
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.33	0.80	1.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	0.40	0.50
Total goals / match	2.00	1.20	1.50
Failed to score	0.0%	20.0%	12.5%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	100.0%	87.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	4 of 4	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 5/5 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Wigan	Draw	Bradford	How it works
Strength (Elo)	30.0%	23.9%	46.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	18.9%	32.0%	48.9%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.58–1.13 Model expected goals

24.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals

29.8% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 20.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-120.4%

0-018.0%

1-111.9%

0-211.5%

1-010.5%

1-26.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Wigan	Bradford	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1443	1558	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-52	40	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1487	1494	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	50.8%	59.7%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	44.1%	65.5%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1013	842	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	34.6%	25.6%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	66.7%	58.5%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Wigan	0.42	0.53	0.58	0.63
Bradford	0.32	0.84	0.37	0.53

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Wigan	12%	25%	28%	18%	18%
Bradford	2%	35%	22%	35%	5%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.45 Wigan at home, 11 matches

2.00 Bradford away, 11 matches

104d Days of rest for Wigan

104d Days of rest for Bradford

— Manager of Wigan

— Manager of Bradford

0 Matches for Wigan in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Bradford in the last 14 days

13 Points for Wigan behind the leaders, and -2 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Bradford behind the leaders, and 11 above the relegation zone

2.62 League goals per match

25.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Wigan, the right bar represents Bradford.

On the ball

20 matches

11.88

shots

13.59

3.06

shots on target

4.59

25.7%

accuracy

33.8%

5.47

corners

6.63

10.95

fouls

13.47

1.89

yellow cards

2.68

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Wigan	LDDLWLLLLL	0.50	0.50–1.40	1L
Bradford	WWWWLLWWWD	2.20	1.10–0.60	4W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Wigan	6	8	5	0	1
Bradford	5	8	6	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Wigan

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Bradford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.