Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Tue 20 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 17' Nathan Byrne
Marcus Browne 21' Y
Daniel Ayala 45' Y
Y 72' Cedric Kipre

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Gareth Rhodes
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

4
2
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug Brentford FC H 0–1 L
02 Aug Luton Town FC A 3–3 D
05 May Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
10 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
03 Aug Cardiff City FC H 3–2 W
05 May Millwall FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Wigan Athletic FC have won 419 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' Poor challenge from Nathan Byrne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 21' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 23' Britt Assombalonga puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
  • 28' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at . Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' England international Gavin Massey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Daniel Ayala picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Johnson. He replaces Marcus Browne on 46 minute.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' It’s high time Jonathan Woodgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Marc Bola is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 66' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Daniel Ayala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Antonee Robinson as he leaves the pitch. Kal Naismith steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cedric Kipre on 72.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Michael Jacobs on, Jamal Lowe off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jonathan Woodgate might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Wigan Athletic FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 4
Lewis Wing 2
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Harold Moukoudi 1
Will Keane 1
Duncan Watmore 1
Isaiah Jones 1

Head to Head

2019-08-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-08-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Brentford FC L 2019-08-02 Luton Town FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-05-05 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-08-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-08-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-08-03 Wigan Athletic FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC W 2019-05-05 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2019-04-27 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC52% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC18%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
48%
Middlesbrough FC or Wigan Athletic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw55% Wigan Athletic FC13%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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