Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Moses Odubajo 40' Y
Y 62' Sam Morsy

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Mark Scholes
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.0 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
1
2
Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-08-04 Wigan Athletic FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
28 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 4–1 W
21 Sep Fulham FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
31 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
27 Sep Fulham FC A 0–2 L
21 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
14 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–2 D
31 Aug Barnsley FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Sheffield Wednesday FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Ireland international Anthony Pilkington has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Garner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Joe Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' Brilliant from the central midfielder! Massimo Luongo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' That is a Yellow card for Wigan Athletic FC. Sam Morsy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Anthony Pilkington is replacing Gavin Massey for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Massimo Luongo makes way for Kieran Lee at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 78' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Jamal Lowe is withdrawn and Joe Gelhardt gets his opportunity.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Jacob Murphy on, Adam Reach off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Atdhe Nuhiu is hanging Steven Fletcher on the field on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sheffield Wednesday FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Jacobs 2
Michael Jacobs 2
Kieffer Moore 1
Nick Powell 1
Jacob Murphy 1
Fernando Forestieri 1
Charlie Wyke 1
Atdhe Nuhiu 1

Head to Head

2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-08-04 Wigan Athletic FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-10-01 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-09-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2019-09-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-08-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-09-27 Fulham FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2019-09-14 Hull City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-08-31 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC48% Draw29% Wigan Athletic FC23%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
52%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Wigan Athletic FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw51% Wigan Athletic FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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