Thursday , 2 July 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Ipswich Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Trevoh Chalobah 49' Y
Y 50' Callum Connolly
Luke Chambers 73' Y
Jordan Roberts 84' Y
Y 90' Dan Burn

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at Portman Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

2
3
Ipswich Town FC 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
01 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov Bristol City FC H 2–3 L
23 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov Reading FC A 2–2 D
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Derby County FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–1 W
24 Nov Reading FC H 0–0 D
10 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Ipswich Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It’s high time Paul Lambert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 25' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Sam Morsy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Callum Connolly on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ipswich Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' James Vaughan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Grigg on 61 minute.
  • 62' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Jack Lankester by Gwion Edwards on 62 minute.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Freddie Sears — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' The crowd applauds Josh Windass as he leaves the pitch. Joe Garner steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 72' The whistle greets Flynn Downes as he departs to be replaced by Andre Dozzell.
  • 73' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum McManaman made 380 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Nathan Byrne is replaced by Callum McManaman on 80 minute.
  • 84' Jordan Roberts picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Kayden Jackson is replacing Jordan Roberts for the Ipswich Town FC side.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Dan Burn. He receives a Yellow card.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Ipswich Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Keane 3
Freddie Sears 1
Joe Garner 1
Will Keane 1
Teddy Bishop 1
Gwion Edwards 1
Sam Morsy 1
Conor Chaplin 1

Head to Head

2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-12-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-11-28 Ipswich Town FC 2–3 Bristol City FC L 2018-11-23 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-11-10 Reading FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-12-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC47% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC23%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
53%
Ipswich Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC30% Draw54% Wigan Athletic FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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