Wigan are averaging 0.7 assists per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 1.3 total assists on average. That puts them 9th of 24 for team assists per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player assist-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against MK Dons, and a full match-by-match log.
Matthew Smith leads with 2 assists across 6 qualifying appearances (0.33/g, 33% hit rate). The assist-rate table below ranks every Wigan player by assists per qualifying appearance and six-game form.
Wigan are averaging 0.7 assists per game over 10 games and concede 0.6 for a match-total of 1.3. That ranks 9th of 24 for team assists. They're creating 8.7 key passes per game feeding 13.1 shots/g.
Anytime-assist prices are not yet wired up; the chip will read “no priced market” until that's added.
Assists matchup blends our creators' rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against MK Dons, the page weights Wigan's creators against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
A key pass creates a shot for a teammate; an assist is a key pass that turns into a goal. Wigan currently convert 8% of their key passes into assists — that's the "Assists / KP" tile in the context panel.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Wigan fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027.
| Player | Position | Apps | Assists | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smith | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Raphael Borges Rodrigues | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| James Carragher | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Dara Costelloe | attacker | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Jensen Weir | midfielder | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fraser Murray | midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sam Tickle | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Will Aimson | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Callum Wright | midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Joe Taylor | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Morgan Fox | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jason Kerr | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Joe Walsh | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Connor Barrett | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| M. Power | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sonny Perkins | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Archie Harris | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Akeel Higgins | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ryan Trevitt | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Christian Saydee | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Harrison Bettoni | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chris Sze | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| K'Marni Miller | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Finley Burns | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team assists | Opposition assists | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Cambridge United | Away | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dara Costelloe (1) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Barnsley | Away | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | James Carragher (1) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rotherham United | Home | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Matthew Smith (1) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Mansfield Town | Home | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues (1) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Matthew Smith (1) |