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

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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

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Preston North End FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Wigan Athletic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Reece James has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Wigan Athletic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Barkhuizen makes it 1-0.
22' Nick Powell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Ben Pearson is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
35' Callum McManaman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Callum Robinson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
41' Poor challenge from Josh Windass. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' The whistle greets Nick Powell as he departs to be replaced by Dan Burn.
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' A stunning finish from Callum Robinson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Darron Gibson.
61' 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.
66' With 1 assists to his name this season, Josh Windass is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
68' Will Grigg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Josh Windass is replaced by Callum McManaman.
74' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
75' Sean Maguire gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
85' Paul Gallagher does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
89' Ben Davies has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lukas Nmecha on 89 minute.
90' GOAL! Dan Burn fires home to make it 3-1!
90' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Wigan Athletic FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Callum McManaman ↑ 69'
41
Joe Garner ↑ 69'
36
Lee Evans
23
Jamie Jones
33
Dan Burn ↑ 45'
2
Nathan Byrne
18
Gary Roberts

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Barkhuizen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Paul Gallagher	2
Paul Gallagher	1
Dan Burn	1
Leon Clarke	1
Lee Evans	1
Sean Maguire	1

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

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet