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Stoke logo
FA Cup | Fourth Round
Feb 5, 2022 at 3pm UK
Bet365 Stadium
Wigan logo

Stoke
2 - 0
Wigan

Maja (14'), Brown (62')
Thompson (53'), Wilmot (60')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Kerr (45+2'), Edwards (69')
Edwards (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Stoke City and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Stoke City 1-2 Wigan Athletic

This should be an intriguing game given Wigan's remarkable unbeaten run and Stoke's place as the higher-ranking side. Michael O'Neill may decide that his team need to focus on getting back into Championship playoff contention, which could allow the Latics to cause another cup upset. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 44.78%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 28.56% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (8.33%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (8.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawWigan Athletic
28.56%26.66%44.78%
Both teams to score 49.63%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.07%54.93%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.79%76.21%
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.66%34.34%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.96%71.04%
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.58%24.42%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.15%58.85%
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 28.56%
    Wigan Athletic 44.78%
    Draw 26.65%
Stoke CityDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 8.96%
2-1 @ 6.75%
2-0 @ 4.79%
3-1 @ 2.41%
3-0 @ 1.71%
3-2 @ 1.7%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 28.56%
1-1 @ 12.63%
0-0 @ 8.39%
2-2 @ 4.76%
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 26.65%
0-1 @ 11.82%
1-2 @ 8.91%
0-2 @ 8.33%
1-3 @ 4.19%
0-3 @ 3.92%
2-3 @ 2.24%
1-4 @ 1.48%
0-4 @ 1.38%
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 44.78%

How you voted: Stoke vs Wigan

Stoke City
50.0%
Wigan Athletic
50.0%
40
Head to Head
Jul 27, 2021 7.30pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Wigan
2-1
Stoke
Lang (36'), Humphrys (80')
Ince (43')
Jun 30, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 40
Wigan
3-0
Stoke
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Stoke
2-1
Wigan
Batth (55'), Biram Diouf (92')
McClean (41'), Ward (77'), Ndiaye (96')
Morsy (39')
Byrne (54'), Morsy (96')
Aug 13, 2019 7.45pm
First Round
Wigan
0-1
Stoke

Mulgrew (24')
Vokes (10')
Woods (63'), Collins (64'), Clucas (65')
Feb 13, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 32
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0-0
Stoke
Morsy (82')
Allen (28'), Bauer (55'), Woods (61')
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