Saturday , 14 November 2026

Brentford FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Brentford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Josh Windass
Y 40' Nick Powell
Ollie Watkins 50' Y
R 58' Sam Morsy
Henrik Dalsgaard 59' Y
Y 89' Chey Dunkley

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game

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

3
1
Brentford FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
25 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Brentford FC A 0–2 L
01 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
25 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Stoke City FC A 3–0 W
18 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
11 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Brentford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' Neal Maupay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brentford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Josh Windass. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Wigan Athletic 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.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nick Powell.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 354 games and scored 521 goals.
  • 50' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Chris Mepham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' That is a Red card for Wigan Athletic FC. Sam Morsy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Henrik Dalsgaard. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' The France forward Neal Maupay breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 2-0!
  • 64' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Darron Gibson comes on to replace James Vaughan.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Nick Powell is replaced by Joe Garner.
  • 71' Brentford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergi Canos is hanging Neal Maupay on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' Alan Judge gets the nod from Brentford FC. He replaces Said Benrahma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Chris Mepham is replaced by Julian Jeanvier on 74 minute.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Cook might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Windass departs to be replaced by Callum McManaman.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chey Dunkley.
  • It finishes all square. Brentford FC and Wigan Athletic FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Said Benrahma 3
Neal Maupay 2
Neal Maupay 2
Kamohelo Mokotjo 1
Josh Dasilva 1
Bryan Mbeumo 1

Head to Head

2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Brentford FC Form

2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-09-01 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2018-08-22 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2018-08-19 Brentford FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-08-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-09-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-08-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-08-22 Stoke City FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-08-18 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-08-11 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC57% Draw26% Wigan Athletic FC17%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
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 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
43%
Brentford FC or Wigan Athletic FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC38% Draw49% Wigan Athletic FC13%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.5%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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