On the 1st of January, Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic will play a match in Wigan in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Wigan Athletic is fresh off their 3-2 win against Oxford United. Will Keane struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute on a feed from Jack Whatmough, then Max Power added another in the 32nd minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance, while accrington Stanley sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Rotherham United. Sean McConville struck first for Accrington Stanley in the 76th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rotherham United couldn’t manage to score, and Accrington Stanley took the shutout win. Accrington Stanley is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 18th of September, Accrington Stanley hosted Wigan Athletic in their last match together. Wigan Athletic won by a score of 4 to 1. Jack Whatmough struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 7th minute, then Will Keane added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Max Power.
Colby Bishop has been the most prolific scorer on Accrington Stanley in his last 5 matches with three goals. Callum Lang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Wigan Athletic.