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

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Nathan Byrne
Aden Flint 61' Y
Y 87' James Vaughan

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

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

4
2
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
27 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
06 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 0–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
04 Nov Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
27 Oct Sheffield United FC A 2–4 L
23 Oct Millwall FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Wales international Lee Evans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Christian Walton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Dan Burn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nathan Byrne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 38' The deadlock is broken! Jordan Hugill gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 44' Jordan Hugill adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' Josh Windass has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan Byrne.
  • 61' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 69' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 69 minute. Jordan Hugill leaves to be changed by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 74' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Vaughan is hanging Nick Powell on the field on 74 minute.
  • 76' Lewis Wing is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Braithwaite at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Gary Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Kal Naismith steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — George Saville on, Muhamed Besic off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' James Vaughan is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 4
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Lewis Wing 2
Marcus Forss 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Sam Morsy 1
Harold Moukoudi 1

Head to Head

2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-11-03 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2018-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-10-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-11-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2018-10-27 Sheffield United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-10-23 Millwall FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-10-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC58% Draw25% Wigan Athletic FC17%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
42%
Middlesbrough FC or Wigan Athletic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw48% Wigan Athletic FC12%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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