Birmingham City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Wigan Athletic FC

Wed 1 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 87' Nathan Byrne

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Jackson
Referee Adrian Waters
Referee David Webb
Referee Darren Blunden

3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 19.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-27 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–3	L
29 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	4–5	L
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
21 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L
14 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–3	L
11 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	3–2	W
29 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
5' 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 Ivan Sunjic suffering a number of foals already.
9' What a strike from Josh Windass! The score is 0-1.
14' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Josh McEachran has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
34' Wigan Athletic FC have won 419 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Kerim Mrabti does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Chey Dunkley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kal Naismith on 46 minute.
50' Gary Gardner adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Joe Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
59' The supporters are chanting for Gary Roberts. He replaces Michael Jacobs on 59 minute.
61' Jacques Maghoma gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Josh McEachran and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
70' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Kerim Mrabti by Jefferson Montero on 70 minute.
73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cedric Kipre makes no mistake. 2-2!
78' Lee Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alvaro Gimenez comes on to replace Jeremie Bela.
81' The deadlock is broken! Jacques Maghoma gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
86' The 34-year-old Chey Dunkley has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
87' Nathan Byrne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfie May	3
Jacques Maghoma	2
Michael Morrison	1
Ashley Fletcher	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Che Adams	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Nick Powell	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-12-29 Birmingham City FC 4–5 Leeds United FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-21 Hull City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-12-11 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-12-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.49 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC35% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC38%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

65%

Birmingham City FC or Wigan Athletic FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC28% Draw44% Wigan Athletic FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.