Wigan v Rotherham result

Full-time · Wigan 1–0 Rotherham

Championship · Sat, 01 Sep 2018 15:00 BST · DW Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Wigan 1–0 Rotherham — Wigan won this Championship match.

Next for Wigan: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wigan 1–0 Rotherham · Championship
Venue: DW Stadium · Wigan
Referee: Scott Duncan, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Wigan 1 · draws 1 · Rotherham 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Wigan 1W 1D 3L · Rotherham 2W 0D 3L

Wigan 1–0 Rotherham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 3.5

Corners

against 7 / 7.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 2.67 / 5.75 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 1

Cards

against 5.33 / 1 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Wigan for / against	Line	Rotherham for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 7 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 7.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.33 for · 15.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Wigan

Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Powell n 5	76.8	3 4/4	4 5/5	M. Smith
Sam Morsy n 5	90	2.2 5/4	1 2/1	Ryan Williams
C. Connolly n 8	54.6	2.1 6/3	0.8 4/0	S. Raggett
L. Evans n 8	79.3	2 7/5	2.7 6/5	M. Smith
R. James n 5	83.6	1.9 4/2	0.9 3/1	Ryan Williams

Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Powell n 5	76.8	4.5 5/5	2.1 5/3
J. Windass n 3	39.7	4.5 3/2	0.8 1/0
M. Jacobs n 4	86.5	2.9 3/3	0.8 1/1
G. Massey n 4	73.3	2.5 4/1	0.9 2/1
L. Evans n 8	79.3	2.1 6/4	0.1 1/0

Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Powell n 5	76.8	0.7 3/0	0.7 3/0
W. Grigg n 5	80.4	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
G. Massey n 4	73.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Jacobs n 4	86.5	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
C. Connolly n 8	54.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sam Morsy n 5	90	2 4/4
G. Massey n 4	73.3	1.8 3/2
A. Robinson n 8	90	1.5 6/3
R. James n 5	83.6	1.3 4/2
L. Evans n 8	79.3	1.3 5/3

Wigan — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 5	90	1.8 3/1

Rotherham

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Proctor n 4	33.3	4.1 3/2	0.7 1/0	—
Ryan Williams n 5	56.6	2.2 3/3	1.6 3/2	R. James
M. Smith n 5	80.2	2 4/3	1.1 4/1	L. Evans
S. Raggett n 5	56	1.3 3/1	1.3 2/1	C. Connolly
K. Vassell n 6	47.7	1.3 4/0	1.3 3/1	—

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Vassell n 6	47.7	3.1 4/4	0.9 2/1
M. Smith n 5	80.2	2.5 4/3	0.7 3/0
J. Proctor n 4	33.3	2 2/1	0.7 1/0
W. Vaulks n 6	82.5	1.8 5/4	0.5 2/1
Ryan Williams n 5	56.6	1.6 2/2	1 1/1

Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Proctor n 4	33.3	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
W. Vaulks n 6	82.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Smith n 5	80.2	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Ryan Manning n 8	66.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Raggett n 5	56	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Newell n 5	48.4	2.6 4/1
S. Ajayi n 6	90	2 5/3
Ryan Williams n 5	56.6	1.9 4/1
J. Mattock n 5	90	1.6 5/3
W. Vaulks n 6	82.5	1.5 6/1

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Rodák n 5	90	4 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wigan		Rotherham
59%	Possession	41%
16	Shots	16
5	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	6
11	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	6
3	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
405	Passes	277
77%	Pass accuracy	64%

Wigan player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Christian Walton	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.1
R. James	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.1
C. Dunkley	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.5
Cédric Kipré	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.3
A. Robinson	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
L. Evans	90	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.4
Sam Morsy	90	0	1	1	1	1	Y	6.9
C. Connolly	90	0	4	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Windass	89	0	4	0	2	0	0	7.5
N. Powell	60	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.7
W. Grigg	60	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Callum Henry McManaman sub	30	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.8
J. Vaughan sub	30	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
J. Garner sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Rotherham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Rodák	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
J. Mattock	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
W. Vaulks	90	4	0	1	1	0	7.1
S. Ajayi	90	2	0	0	2	0	6.7
Ryan Manning	90	2	1	3	0	0	7.8
Ryan Williams	90	3	1	2	3	Y	6.7
M. Smith	90	1	1	2	1	0	7
R. Wood	77	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
C. Robertson	71	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Taylor	59	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
K. Vassell	31	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Raggett	19	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Proctor	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.4

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Wigan v Rotherham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WiganLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

RotherhamWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Wigan 1 · 1 draw · Rotherham 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2018-08-14 Rotherham 3–1 Wigan
2018-04-14 Wigan 0–0 Rotherham
2017-11-25 Rotherham 1–3 Wigan

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Wigan#18 pos52 pts46 pl-13 GD

Rotherham#22 pos40 pts46 pl-31 GD

Goals per game

Wigan scored1.11

Rotherham scored1.13

Wigan conceded1.39

Rotherham conceded1.8

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What is the head-to-head record between Wigan and Rotherham?: In their last 3 meetings, Wigan won 1, Rotherham won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wigan and Rotherham?: Recent form — Wigan 1W 1D 3L; Rotherham 2W 0D 3L.

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