Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rochdale: result and report

League One · Saturday 24 February 2018

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rochdale

League One · Saturday 24 February 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rochdale: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Rochdale 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 24 February 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Michael Jacobs of Wigan Athletic in the 12th minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received no yellow cards; Rochdale received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 3rd on 63 points from 30 and Rochdale 23rd on 26 points from 29. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 1st with 98 points, and Rochdale 20th with 51.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rochdale in a 5-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 0 draws and 0 for Rochdale.

Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read L-L-W-W-D and Rochdale's D-L-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Michael JacobsWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 36'Yellow card · Jim McNultyRochdale
  • 55'Yellow card · Callum CampsRochdale

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 0, Rochdale 0.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Christian Walton, Donervon Daniels, Chey Dunkley, Reece James, Dan Burn, Max Power, Jamie Walker, Michael Jacobs, Jay Fulton, James Vaughan, Ryan Colclough

Rochdale line-up (5-4-1)

Josh Lillis, Jimmy McNulty, Harrison McGahey, S. Wiseman, Ryan Delaney, Mark Kitching, Callum Camps, Oliver Rathbone, Andy Cannon, Matt Done, Ian Henderson