England - EFL League OneThe John Smith's StadiumData current as of October 21, 2026

Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic: match statistics

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Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Huddersfield Town plays Wigan Athletic in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: The John Smith's Stadium.

Recent form

Huddersfield Town has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Wigan Athletic has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Huddersfield Town scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 0.91. Wigan Athletic scores 0.70 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.84 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 73% of Huddersfield Town's games and 30% of Wigan Athletic's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 40%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Huddersfield Town has the higher season xG average, 1.75 to 1.36 per game. Huddersfield Town takes 15.8 shots per game, while Wigan Athletic takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Huddersfield Town leads at halftime in 45% of its games and scores 1.18 goals per game after halftime. Wigan Athletic leads at halftime in 10% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

Huddersfield Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (5 goals). For Wigan Athletic, it is minutes 61-75 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.84 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.51)
(4.10)
(5.34)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
2Goals scored / game0.7
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0.91Goals allowed / game1.5
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
48%Average possession53%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
6.27Shots on target / game2.8
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.82Shots per game12.7
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
6.27Shots on target2.8
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
12.6%Shot conversion5.5%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
48%Possession53%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
1.75xG for1.36
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
1.13xG against1.65
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

Shooting quality

Huddersfield Town: AttackingWigan Athletic: Balanced
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)40%22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Huddersfield Town is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Huddersfield Town · 0.8 pts / game - Wigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town
LWDWW
Season result split
55% W36% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Wigan Athletic
DLLWL
Season result split
20% W10% D70% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-7
0.70 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Huddersfield Town is 186% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Huddersfield Town · 0.7 goals / game - Wigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town is 65% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.91 goals / game - Huddersfield Town · 1.5 goals / game - Wigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 91% of games (10 of 11 games), while Wigan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 20% (2 of 10 games).

Wigan Athletic scoring profile: mixed

Wigan Athletic scores in 40% of games (4 of 10 games), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 27% (3 of 11 games).

22Goals scored (season)7
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
10Goals conceded (season)15
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
2.91Average goals per game2.2
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
12Goals scored (last 5)2
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

How often they score at least...

91%1 goal40%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
64%2 goals20%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%3 goals10%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
9%4 goals0%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal80%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
18%2 goals40%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0%3 goals20%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0%4 goals10%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time0%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%Scored in both halves10%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
80%BTTS - last 520%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Huddersfield Town is 139% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.91 pts / game - Huddersfield Town · 0.8 pts / game - Wigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town - half-time state
45% leading55% draw0% trailing
Wigan Athletic - half-time state
10% leading50% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.91Points per game (1st half)0.8
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.1
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0.27Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
1.09Average goals (1st half)0.8
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
73%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%No goal before half-time90%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.91Points per game (2nd half)1.1
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
1.18Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
1.82Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
45%Clean sheet after half-time20%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic
36%No goal after half-time60%
Huddersfield TownWigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

55% W27% D18% L
21
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at halftime in 45% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Wigan Athletic - second-half results

30% W20% D50% L
8
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 10% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Huddersfield Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.00
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.42.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Wigan Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.21.0
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
3
1
46-60
5
3
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Wigan Athletic
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
0
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.55
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Wigan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Huddersfield TownLigaWigan Athletic
Average goals per game• 2.912.84▼ 2.20
Both teams scored▲ 73%57%▼ 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 64%54%▼ 40%
Clean sheets• 27%26%▼ 20%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%67%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▼ 82%84%▲ 90%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.84
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.33
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Huddersfield Town's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Wigan Athletic. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

When do Huddersfield Town and Wigan Athletic play?

Huddersfield Town face Wigan Athletic on October 24, 2026 in EFL League One at The John Smith's Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Huddersfield Town and Wigan Athletic?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Huddersfield Town won 0, Wigan Athletic won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic?

Huddersfield Town score 2.00 goals per game on average and Wigan Athletic 0.70. The EFL League One average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Huddersfield Town's matches and 30% of Wigan Athletic's.

What form are Huddersfield Town and Wigan Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Huddersfield Town have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Wigan Athletic 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.