Aston Villa FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jeremy Simpson
- Referee Shaun Hudson
- Referee Nicholas Hopton
- Referee Mark Heywood
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W 06 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–3 L 04 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 13' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by James Chester on 13.
- 18' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Christian Walton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Birkir Bjarnason suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' What an equalizer from Nick Powell!
- 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 50.
- 54' Lee Evans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum McManaman on 54 minute.
- 55' Sensational shot from Callum Connolly. Wigan Athletic FC is back in the lead.
- 58' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Sam Morsy gets a Yellow card.
- 63' GOAL! Chey Dunkley scores on 63.
- 65' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 65 minute. Axel Tuanzebe leaves to be changed by Albert Adomah.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chey Dunkley.
- 68' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 68 minute. Nick Powell leaves to be changed by Josh Windass.
- 73' Ahmed El Mohamady has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is replacing Andre Green for the Aston Villa FC side.
- 79' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 81' James Vaughan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Grigg on 81 minute.
- 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Grealish.
- 87' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 87 minute. Jonathan Kodjia leaves to be changed by Conor Hourihane.
- 90' What a strike from Birkir Bjarnason! The score is 2-3.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lee Evans.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
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Axel Tuanzebe ↓ Albert Adomah 65'
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- 26
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Bench
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37
Albert Adomah ↑ 65'
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Conor Hourihane ↑ 87'
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Rushian Hepburn-Murphy ↑ 74'
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Coach Steve BruceWigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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15
Callum McManaman ↓ Lee Evans 54'
- 26
- 1
- 22
- 17
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25
Nick Powell ↓ Josh Windass 68'
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Will Grigg ↓ James Vaughan 81'
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Bench
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Lee Evans ↑ 54'
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James Vaughan ↑ 81'
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Josh Windass ↑ 68'
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Coach Paul Cook -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chey Dunkley 1 Gary Roberts 1 Nick Powell 1 Birkir Bjarnason 1 James Chester 1 Birkir Bjarnason 1 James Chester 1 Callum Connolly 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.21 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 Wigan Athletic FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 75%Draw or Wigan Athletic FC 47%Aston Villa FC or Wigan Athletic FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.8%2 – 1 8.5%2 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 6.2%1 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 5.7%3 – 2 Actual1 – 0 4.6%3 – 0 4.1%0 – 0 3.5%2 – 3 3.4%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 15% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 20% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 14% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.