Birmingham City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Birmingham City FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 20 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

R 10' Joe Bennett

Y 66' Will Keane

Y 71' Tom Naylor

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)

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

2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 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
20 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
16 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
13 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
07 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
13 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
06 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D
30 Jul	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
30 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	3–0	W
26 Apr	Portsmouth FC	A	2–3	L

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' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Hogan, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 15 goals in the last 15 games.
16' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Nyambe. He replaces Josh Magennis on 16 minute.
17' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Josh Magennis is replaced by Ryan Nyambe.
22' Wales international Jordan James has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Jack Whatmough needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
42' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
47' 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.
52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' Troy Deeney is replacing Lukas Jutkiewicz for the Birmingham City FC side.
62' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
66' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
69' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. James McClean is replaced by Graeme Shinnie on 69 minute.
70' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Will Keane by Charlie Wyke on 70 minute.
71' Tom Naylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
80' The supporters are chanting for Sam Cosgrove. He replaces George Hall on 80 minute.
83' Magnificent from Nathan Broadhead! That is 40 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' The supporters are chanting for Jobe Bellingham. He replaces Maxime Colin on 86 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Troy Deeney ↑ 57'
14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 57'
1
Neil Etheridge
3
George Friend
16
Sam Cosgrove ↑ 80'
42
Alfie Chang
27
Jobe Bellingham ↑ 86'

Coach John Eustace

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Charlie Wyke ↑ 70'
2
Ryan Nyambe ↑ 17'
39
Stephen Humphrys
18
Graeme Shinnie ↑ 69'
20
Nathan Broadhead ↑ 69'
30
Thelo Aasgaard
40
Sam Tickle

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfie May	3
Jacques Maghoma	2
Cedric Kipre	1
Josh Windass	1
Gary Gardner	1
Kerim Mrabti	1
Nathan Broadhead	1
Michael Morrison	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-05 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-07-30 Luton Town FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-08-13 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-08-06 Norwich City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-04-30 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-04-26 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.15 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC38%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

68%

Birmingham City FC or Wigan Athletic FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC24% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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