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Preston North End FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 6 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Pearson 30' Y
Callum Robinson 40' Y
Y 41' Josh Windass
Alan Browne 41' Y
R 56' Darron Gibson
Y 68' Will Grigg
Y 90' Dan Burn

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Referee Andy Garratt
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Lee Probert

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
1
2
Preston North End FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 4–0 W
02 Oct Aston Villa FC A 3–3 D
29 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
22 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–3 L
18 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
15 Sep Reading FC H 2–3 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–4 L
02 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
21 Sep Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Brentford FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Sam Morsy is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Barkhuizen makes it 1-0.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Windass is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 41.
  • 45' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Nick Powell trudges off to be replaced by Dan Burn on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
  • 51' What a strike from Callum Robinson! The score is 2-0.
  • 56' Darron Gibson is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Will Grigg. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum McManaman is hanging Josh Windass on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Sean Maguire has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen on 75 minute.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Paul Gallagher gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Ben Davies gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Lukas Nmecha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Dan Burn adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Dan Burn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Barkhuizen 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Paul Gallagher 2
Lee Evans 1
Sean Maguire 1
Dan Burn 1
Louis Moult 1
Callum Robinson 1

Head to Head

2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Preston North End FC Form

2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-09-22 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-09-15 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2018-09-18 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.32 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC65% Draw21% Wigan Athletic FC14%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
35%
Preston North End FC or Wigan Athletic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC51% Draw39% Wigan Athletic FC10%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
9%
1 – 1
8.9%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.1%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 23% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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