Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Burton Albion play Wigan Athletic in EFL League One (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Burton Albion: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. Wigan Athletic: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Burton Albion scores 1.09 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. Wigan Athletic scores 1.07 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Burton Albion 48%, Wigan Athletic 43%. Over 2.5: Burton Albion 50%, Wigan Athletic 35%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Burton Albion has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.21. Burton Albion: 11.5 shots per match, Wigan Athletic: 10.3.

Match halves

Burton Albion: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.61. Wigan Athletic: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Burton Albion: 46-60 (12 goals). Wigan Athletic: 0-15 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
16Shots11
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
5Shots on target6
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.95xG1.36
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
7Corners1
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
81Dangerous attacks33
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
6Fouls15
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
0Cards1
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.09Goals scored / match1.07
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.3Goals conceded / match1.26
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
46%Average possession45%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
3.61Shots on target / match3.35
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.48Shots per match10.33
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
3.61Shots on target3.35
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
9.5%Shot conversion10.3%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
46%Possession45%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.36xG for1.21
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.35xG against1.41
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

Shooting quality

Burton Albion: BalancedWigan Athletic: Balanced
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Burton Albion
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
28% W33% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-15-18
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-9
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Wigan Athletic
WWDLL
Season result split
30% W30% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-14-18
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-10-10
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Burton Albion scoring profile: strong

Burton Albion scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Wigan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Wigan Athletic scoring profile: strong

Wigan Athletic scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Burton Albion keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

50Goals scored (season)49
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
60Goals conceded (season)58
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
2.39Average goals in match2.33
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
5Goals scored (last 5)5
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal65%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
30%2 goals30%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
9%3 goals11%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
2%4 goals0%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal72%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
39%2 goals30%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
13%3 goals13%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
4%4 goals7%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time11%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
2%BTTS in both halves0%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
22%Scored in both halves20%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
60%BTTS - last 520%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Burton Albion is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Burton Albion · 1.15 pts / match - Wigan Athletic

Burton Albion - half-time state
26% leading43% draw30% trailing
Wigan Athletic - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)1.15
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.11
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
59%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
63%No goal before half-time63%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.3
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
1.37Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic
50%No goal after half-time52%
Burton AlbionWigan Athletic

Burton Albion - second-half results

30% W33% R37% P
56
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Wigan Athletic - second-half results

33% W33% R35% P
53
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Burton Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Wigan Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Burton Albion
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
9
7
16-30
9
10
31-45
12
10
46-60
9
10
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Wigan Athletic
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
7
8
16-30
5
11
31-45
9
7
46-60
8
9
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.36
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-58%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Burton Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Wigan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Burton AlbionLigaWigan Athletic
Average goals in match 2.392.62 2.33
Both teams scored 48%52% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 35%
Clean sheets 26%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 65%70% 70%
Goal after half-time 80%81% 78%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Burton Albion 0 - 0 - 1 Wigan Athletic. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic?

The EFL League One match finished Burton Albion 0:2 Wigan Athletic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic?

Burton Albion score 1.09 goals per game on average and Wigan Athletic 1.07. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Burton Albion's matches and 43% of Wigan Athletic's.

What form are Burton Albion and Wigan Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Burton Albion have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Wigan Athletic 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic?

The statistical background for Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.