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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at .
  • 5' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 17' Tom Barkhuizen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Pearson.
  • 35' Darron Gibson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum Robinson on 40.
  • 41' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 45 minute. Nick Powell leaves to be changed by Dan Burn.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Goal! Callum Robinson scores his 53 goal in 378 matches.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Darron Gibson is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Red card on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Grigg on 68.
  • 69' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Josh Windass by Callum McManaman on 69 minute.
  • 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Tom Barkhuizen makes way for Sean Maguire at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 80' Cedric Kipre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 85' Magnificent from Paul Gallagher! That is 15 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Lukas Nmecha departs to be replaced by Ben Davies.
  • 90' What composure from Dan Burn! The England international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Dan Burn is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Preston North End FC and Wigan Athletic FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Dan Burn 1
Leon Clarke 1
Lee Evans 1
Sean Maguire 1
Dan Burn 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.