On the 29th of January, in this week 30 match, Cheltenham Town will play host to Wigan Athletic in a clash of the League One. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Cheltenham Town is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Rotherham United. Michael Smith scored the first goal for Rotherham United in the 24th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cheltenham Town couldn’t muster any offence and Rotherham United ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while wigan Athletic sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Gillingham. Will Keane scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute, then Stephen Humphrys added another in the 21st minute. Wigan Athletic is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
Wigan Athletic and Cheltenham Town last played eachother at the The Dw Stadium on Sep 25th. Wigan Athletic won by a score of 2 to 0. Callum Lang struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute, then Charlie Wyke added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Callum Lang In the end, Cheltenham Town was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory.
Wigan Athletic is fortunate enough to have Will Keane in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Callum Wright has been the most prolific scorer on Cheltenham Town in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.