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

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Championship · 2022-23

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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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Birmingham City FC gets underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' That is a Red card for Wigan Athletic FC. Joe Bennett will be fuming at that decision.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
16' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Josh Magennis is replaced by Ryan Nyambe on 16 minute.
17' Ryan Nyambe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Magennis at the 17 minute mark.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' Wigan Athletic FC have won 405 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
37' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
52' The 27-year-old Auston Trusty has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Troy Deeney is hanging Lukas Jutkiewicz on the field on 57 minute.
62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' Will Keane was booked on 66.
69' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 69 minute. James McClean leaves to be changed by Graeme Shinnie.
70' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Will Keane by Charlie Wyke on 70 minute.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Naylor is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 71.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
80' Sam Cosgrove has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Hall on 80 minute.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nathan Broadhead makes it 0-1.
86' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Maxime Colin has done his job and it is now time for Jobe Bellingham to step up.
Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wigan Athletic FC were simply the better side today.

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
Josh Windass	1
Gary Gardner	1
Kerim Mrabti	1
Nathan Broadhead	1
Michael Morrison	1
Ashley Fletcher	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.