Wigan Athletic vs Mansfield Town — Stats & Match Analysis

League One · 2026Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Wigan Athletic

LLWLD

vsPre-match analysis

Mansfield Town

WLLDD

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored: 0.831.43
Expected goals: 1.941.16
Shots: 15.212.7
Possession: 53.5%45.9%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: wigan Athletic's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: mansfield Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Wigan Athletic's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Wigan Athletic's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	0.83 goals/match	1.67 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Mansfield Town have a visible away split

weak

Mansfield Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	10.3 shots/match	12.7 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wigan Athletic favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Mansfield Town in 6 · 1 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wigan Athletic6 matchesMansfield Town7 matches

0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/7▲ 1.43 goals/match

1.83 goals/matchGoals allowed6/71.86 goals/match

1.94 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/71.16 xG/match

15.2 shots/match ▲Shots6/712.7 shots/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on target6/7▲ 3.86 shots/match

53.5% ●Possession6/745.9%

6 corners/match ●Corners6/73.71 corners/match

9.83 fouls/matchFouls6/714 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Wigan Athletic

2Draws

1Mansfield Town

11 Apr 2026Wigan Athletic — Mansfield Town · League One2–1

25 Oct 2025Mansfield Town — Wigan Athletic · League One1–1

4 Mar 2025Mansfield Town — Wigan Athletic · League One0–0

22 Oct 2024Wigan Athletic — Mansfield Town · League One1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples6 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness21 daysfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in League One

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Season

What the record shows