Wigan v Barnsley result

Full-time · Wigan 0–2 Barnsley

League One · Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:00 BST · DW Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Wigan 0–2 Barnsley — Barnsley won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Barnsley won 2–0 at DW Stadium in League One on Saturday 26 August. Barnsley have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Barnsley led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Barnsley: Devante Cole (25’, assisted by Barry Cotter) and John McAtee (90’, assisted by A. Marsh). C. Hughes (21’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Wigan 0.00, Barnsley 0.00, from 9 shots to 19 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Stockbridge showed four yellow cards and one red — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wigan: Joshua Magennis (90+5’); Barnsley: Jordan Williams (48’), H. Kane (67’) and Adam Phillips (80’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Callum Lang (Wigan) 6.1, Devante Cole (Barnsley) 5.9 and John McAtee (Barnsley) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Wigan next travel to Oxford United on 20 October 2026.

Barnsley next travel to Luton on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Wigan: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wigan 0–2 Barnsley · League One
Venue: DW Stadium · Wigan
Referee: S. Stockbridge
Head-to-head (last 2): Wigan 0 · draws 2 · Barnsley 0 · 0 goals/game
Recent form: Wigan 3W 2D 0L · Barnsley 1W 2D 2L

Wigan 0–2 Barnsley (League One): 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 5.5

Corners

against 7.33 / 4.75 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 4 · 1 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.33 / 1

Cards

against 2.33 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4.77 yellows

Referee · S. Stockbridge

2.54 home / 2.23 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. 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	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 7.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 16.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 7.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	8.75 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: S. Stockbridge — 4.77 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 26.08 fouls over 13 matches (2.54 to the home side, 2.23 to the away side).

Home 2.54Away 2.23

Wigan

Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. 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
C. Sze n 6	21.5	4.9 3/3	2.8 2/2	—
W. Keane n 8	86	2 8/4	0.8 4/1	—
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	62.6	1.8 7/3	2.2 6/4	—
M. Smith n 8	89.4	1.5 5/4	0.5 4/0	J. Russell
K. Watts n 8	66.6	1.5 6/2	0.7 3/1	—

Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Humphrys n 8	48.9	3 6/4	1.8 5/3
C. Wyke n 8	50.3	2.7 5/4	1.6 4/3
J. Magennis n 8	39.5	2.3 5/3	0.3 1/0
T. Aasgaard n 8	65.1	1.9 6/3	1 4/1
W. Keane n 8	86	1.6 8/4	0.9 6/1

Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wyke n 8	50.3	1.1 3/2	0 0/0
W. Keane n 8	86	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
T. Pearce n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
S. Humphrys n 8	48.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
C. Lang n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Clare n 8	76	2.4 6/5
J. McClean n 8	89.1	2.1 8/7
R. Nyambe n 8	65.6	2.1 6/4
C. Tiehi n 8	67.4	2 6/5
T. Pearce n 8	70.6	1.9 7/4

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. 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. Norwood n 8	46.3	2.7 6/3	1 3/1	—
A. Dallas n 8	34.6	2.3 4/3	1.3 3/1	—
J. Russell n 8	48	2.1 3/3	0.7 3/0	M. Smith
M. Andersen n 8	82.4	1.6 5/4	0.3 2/0	—
Liam Kitching n 8	91.9	1.5 6/4	0.5 3/1	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Phillips n 8	68.3	2 6/4	0.5 2/1
N. Cadden n 8	91.9	1.8 7/5	1 6/2
D. Cole n 8	77	1.6 5/4	0.7 2/2
J. Norwood n 8	46.3	1.5 5/1	1 4/0
M. Watters n 8	38.4	1.5 3/1	0.9 1/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Watters n 8	38.4	0.6 1/1	0.9 3/0
D. Cole n 8	77	0.6 2/1	0.1 1/0
Barry Cotter n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
N. Cadden n 8	91.9	0.2 2/0	0.2 2/0
L. Connell n 8	86.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Russell n 8	48	3 6/4
B. Thomas n 8	93.8	2.2 6/5
C. Styles n 8	73.6	2.1 7/4
K. Łopata n 7	90	2 7/4
L. Connell n 8	86.9	1.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wigan		Barnsley
54%	Possession	46%
9	Shots	19
1	Shots on target	8
6	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	11
4	Corners	5
2	Offsides	3
7	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
527	Passes	443
83%	Pass accuracy	81%

Wigan player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Tickle	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
K. Watts	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Pearce	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.6
M. Smith	90	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
S. Humphrys	90	2	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Lang	90	2	1	0	4	0	7.5
C. Wyke	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Adeeko	77	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Clare	62	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Callum Henry McManaman	27	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
C. Hughes	21	0	0	0	0	R	3.7
L. Morrison sub	63	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
Jordan Jones sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Magennis sub	13	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.2
K. Łopata	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
J. Shepherd	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
H. Kane	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	Y	7.3
J. Russell	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
N. Cadden	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.2
A. Phillips	83	0	0	3	2	1	0	Y	7.3
D. Cole	83	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.3
Barry Cotter	73	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Watters	65	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. McAtee sub	25	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	7.6
C. O'Keeffe sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Styles sub	13	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Marsh sub	13	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.6

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 Barnsley — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WiganWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BarnsleyWDDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Wigan 0 · 2 draws · Barnsley 0 · 0 goals/game

2020-07-11 Barnsley 0–0 Wigan
2019-08-31 Wigan 0–0 Barnsley

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Wigan#12 pos62 pts46 pl+7 GD

Barnsley#6 pos76 pts46 pl+18 GD

Goals per game

Wigan scored1.37

Barnsley scored1.78

Wigan conceded1.22

Barnsley conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Wigan and Barnsley?: In their last 2 meetings, Wigan won 0, Barnsley won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 0 goals per game.
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