FA Cup · 1/128-finals 
Our pick Home win Missed
Boreham Wood and Wigan face a defining FA Cup test
Boreham Wood’s National League title pace meets Wigan’s League One fight in a first-round tie with very different stakes. Progress would give either club a valuable boost—and a chance to extend its cup journey.
📍 Meadow Park
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Match report
Final result: Boreham Wood 0-3 Wigan.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 6–13; Shots on target: 1–7; Corners: 3–7.
Goals
- 11' Jon Mellish · Christian Saydee · Wigan
- 36' Morgan Fox · Wigan
- 74' Morgan Fox · Max Power · Wigan
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Boreham Wood · 4-2-3-1
- 22Ted CurdG
- 17T. GoldenD
- 6C. O'ConnellD
- 5C. BushD
- 3O. BainbridgeD
- 4T. WhiteM
- 23R. BootyM
- 34B. WhitfieldM
- 8Z. BruntM
- 11T. AllarakhiaM
- 27Jay BirdF
Coach: L. Garrard
Wigan · 3-4-3
- 41J. WhitworthG
- 6J. WeirD
- 23J. CarragherD
- 5F. BurnsD
- 2C. BarrettM
- 8M. PowerM
- 22J. MellishM
- 3M. FoxM
- 27B. BurrowsF
- 38C. SaydeeF
- 7F. MurrayF
Coach: G. Caldwell
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Boreham Wood | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Wigan | 0.0 | 0.0 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Strong
- Expected goals (model)
- 2.26 – 0.80
- Double chance
- 1X · 89%12 81% · X2 30%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 59%Over 1.5: 81% · Over 3.5: 37%
- Both teams score
- 50%
- Clean sheet
- 45% – 10%Boreham Wood–Wigan
- Half-time result
- 1 · 52%X 36% · 2 12%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 47%X/1 20% · X/X 11%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
The most recent meeting between these sides came in the FA Cup: Boreham Wood won, scoring three and conceding two. That cup victory sets up another knockout test at Meadow Park, where progression would carry contrasting significance for the clubs.
A cup route with different stakes
Boreham Wood enter the tie top of the National League, with 44 points from 16 matches. Wigan are 21st in League One, on 11 points after 14 games. They compete in different divisions, but both have clear reasons to value a place in the next round: Boreham Wood can carry their strong league momentum into the cup, while Wigan have the chance to put a difficult league position to one side and keep their FA Cup campaign alive.
Opposite league momentum
Boreham Wood have won their last five league matches, with their most recent also a victory. Wigan’s last five league games have brought a win, a draw and three defeats; their latest ended in a draw. Those runs frame the tie, but the FA Cup is a separate test, and Boreham Wood will need to turn their league confidence into another composed performance.
The previous cup meeting
Boreham Wood’s latest FA Cup match was a win, and their only match in this competition has produced three goals for and two against, without a clean sheet. That is a limited cup sample, but it points to a side capable of scoring while also leaving room for Wigan to threaten.
The previous meeting itself was a close, five-goal contest. Wigan will be looking to change the outcome this time, while the hosts can draw confidence from having already progressed against this opponent.
Boreham Wood’s attacking platform
Boreham Wood’s league position and five-match winning run make their attacking confidence a key factor. Their three goals in their one FA Cup match also show they have already found a way to produce in this competition, although conceding twice underlines the need for greater defensive control.
Wigan’s recent league sequence has been less convincing, but a cup tie offers a fresh opportunity. They will need to make the most of any openings if they are to stop the home side’s momentum.
Our prediction
Boreham Wood’s stronger league form and home advantage give them the edge, while their previous cup win offers an added confidence boost. The numbers lean towards the hosts, and a controlled performance could see them progress without another high-scoring contest.
Boreham Wood 2-0 Wigan
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