Wigan v Blackpool result

Full-time · Wigan 0–2 Blackpool

League One · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:30 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Wigan · Blackpool · Head-to-head

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackpool won 2–0 at Wigan in League One on Saturday 20 December. It is Blackpool’s first win over Wigan since 2 September 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Blackpool: Ashley Fletcher (59’, assisted by D. Taylor) and D. Taylor (64’, assisted by Ashley Fletcher).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Wigan out-shot Blackpool 22 to 8 and created the better chances, 2.67 xG to 1.16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

John Busby, England showed six yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Wigan: Dara Costelloe (11’) and Raphael Borges Rodrigues (83’); Blackpool: F. Horsfall (42’), Oliver Casey (45+4’), James Husband (49’) and Andrew Lyons (88’).

What it changes

Wigan move down from 10th to 12th (20 league matches played). Wigan have scored 49 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Wigan have conceded 58 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Blackpool move up from 21st to 19th (21 league matches played). Blackpool have scored 54 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackpool have conceded 65 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs.

Wigan are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Blackpool are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool) 9.0, D. Taylor (Blackpool) 7.5 and Callum Wright (Wigan) 5.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

Wigan are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Blackpool.

Next up

Wigan next host Barnsley on 14 November 2026.

Blackpool next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Wigan: Wigan v Barnsley, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Blackpool: AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Wigan 0–2 Blackpool · League One
Referee: John Busby, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Wigan 2 · draws 2 · Blackpool 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Wigan 2W 3D 0L · Blackpool 2W 2D 1L

Wigan 0–2 Blackpool (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.14

Corners

against 6.83 / 6.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.33 / 6

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 5.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.33 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 13 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Blackpool for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 6.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 13.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.86 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: John Busby, England.

Wigan

Wigan Defensive

Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wigan before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. 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
S. Tickle n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
F. Murray n 8	87.1	1 5/3	1.7 7/4	—
W. Aimson n 8	90	0.9 4/2	1.1 6/2	O. Casey
C. Saydee n 8	86	1.6 5/4	3.7 8/6	—
C. Wright n 8	75.5	1.2 4/3	1.6 7/3	—
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Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wigan before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Tickle n 8	90	0 0/0
F. Murray n 8	87.1	2.1 6/4
W. Aimson n 8	90	0.9 6/1
C. Saydee n 8	86	1.3 6/3
C. Wright n 8	75.5	1.2 4/2
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Wigan Attacking

Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wigan before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Tickle n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Murray n 8	87.1	0.9 6/1	0.4 3/0
W. Aimson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Saydee n 8	86	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
C. Wright n 8	75.5	1.3 4/3	0.9 2/2
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Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wigan before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Tickle n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Murray n 8	87.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Aimson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Saydee n 8	86	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Wright n 8	75.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Blackpool

Blackpool Goalkeeper

Blackpool — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Peacock-Farrell	20	901800 min	603 /90	301.5 /90	10.1 /90

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	4.5 7/6

Blackpool Defensive

Blackpool — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Casey	20	901795 min	301.5 /90	351.8 /90	160.8 /90	1196 /90	170.9 /90	30.2 /90
F. Horsfall	11	75826 min	60.7 /90	121.3 /90	50.5 /90	707.6 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90
Z. Ashworth	11	62681 min	243.2 /90	101.3 /90	40.5 /90	7910.4 /90	162.1 /90	30.4 /90
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	9	64577 min	81.2 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	314.8 /90	81.2 /90	20.3 /90
J. Husband	2	55110 min	10.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90	21.6 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90
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Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. 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
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1	—
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0.6 4/1	0.9 5/2	W. Aimson
M. Ihiekwe n 8	83.1	1.1 5/2	0.9 5/1	—
J. Brown n 8	85.9	1.2 5/3	0.9 5/2	—
H. Coulson n 8	65.1	1.2 5/2	2.1 6/5	—
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Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	89.4	1.9 4/3
M. Ihiekwe n 8	83.1	2.7 8/6
J. Brown n 8	85.9	1.6 6/5
H. Coulson n 8	65.1	2.4 7/4
A. Fletcher n 8	88	0.8 3/2
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Blackpool Attacking

Blackpool — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Fletcher	19	761438 min	90.6 /90	20.1 /90	231.4 /90	140.9 /90	150.9 /90	120.8 /90
T. Bloxham	19	671268 min	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	151.1 /90	90.6 /90	130.9 /90	120.9 /90
J. Brown	20	821640 min	00 /90	30.2 /90	100.5 /90	30.2 /90	120.7 /90	60.3 /90
H. Coulson	19	781475 min	00 /90	00 /90	60.4 /90	00 /90	50.3 /90	50.3 /90
G. Honeyman	16	851355 min	10.1 /90	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	10.1 /90	201.3 /90	90.6 /90
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Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	85.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
H. Coulson n 8	65.1	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
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Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brown n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
H. Coulson n 8	65.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wigan		Blackpool
54%	Possession	46%
2.67	Expected goals (xG)	1.16
22	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
14	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
407	Passes	361
78%	Pass accuracy	78%

Wigan Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Tickle	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
J. Carragher	90	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
M. Fox	90	1	0	3	1	0	7.3
F. Murray	90	1	0	4	2	0	7.2
C. Wright	90	3	1	3	2	0	7
R. Borges Rodrigues	90	1	0	1	5	Y	6.9
W. Aimson	75	3	1	0	0	0	5.2
M. Smith	75	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Weir	75	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
D. Costelloe	65	1	1	1	1	Y	7.2
C. Saydee	65	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
P. Mullin sub	25	4	0	0	0	0	6.2
Harrison Bettoni sub	25	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
L. Robinson sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Francois sub	15	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Callum Henry McManaman sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Blackpool Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Peacock-Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.7
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.3
J. Husband	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	7.3
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Honeyman	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
J. Brown	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.2
A. Fletcher	90	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
O. Casey	81	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.9
T. Bloxham	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bowler	57	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
H. Coulson	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Z. Ashworth sub	81	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
A. Morgan sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. Taylor sub	32	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	8.2
A. Lyons sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

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

Recent form

WiganWDWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BlackpoolDLWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Wigan 2 · 2 draws · Blackpool 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2025-04-26 Wigan 1–1 Blackpool
2024-10-28 Blackpool 2–2 Wigan
2024-03-16 Wigan 1–0 Blackpool
2023-09-02 Blackpool 2–1 Wigan
2023-04-15 Blackpool 1–0 Wigan
2022-11-12 Wigan 2–1 Blackpool

League standing · 2025/26

Wigan#16 pos56 pts46 pl-9 GD

Blackpool#13 pos60 pts46 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Wigan scored1.07

Blackpool scored1.17

Wigan conceded1.26

Blackpool conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Wigan and Blackpool?: In their last 6 meetings, Wigan won 2, Blackpool won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wigan and Blackpool?: Recent form — Wigan 2W 3D 0L; Blackpool 2W 2D 1L.

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