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

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Championship · 2019-20

Birmingham City FC

2 – 3

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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 8 games · 11 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 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Wigan Athletic FC — let the battle begin!
5' Maxime Colin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
9' The deadlock is broken! Josh Windass gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 384 games and scored 410 goals.
19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
39' Goal! Kerim Mrabti scores his 26 goal in 4 matches.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' The whistle greets Kal Naismith as he departs to be replaced by Chey Dunkley.
50' GOAL! Gary Gardner scores on 50.
55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Michael Jacobs departs to be replaced by Gary Roberts.
61' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Josh McEachran is replaced by Jacques Maghoma on 61 minute.
66' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' Birmingham City FC make a change. Kerim Mrabti trudges off to be replaced by Jefferson Montero on 70 minutes.
73' What a strike from Cedric Kipre! The score is 2-2.
78' The 29-year-old Joe Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Alvaro Gimenez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremie Bela on 80 minute.
81' A goal from the Congo DR international Jacques Maghoma! He fires home on 81 to make it 3-2!
86' Chey Dunkley, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nathan Byrne on 87 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 2-3 Wigan Athletic FC.

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
Che Adams	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Nick Powell	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Scott Wright	1
Anthony Pilkington	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.