Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Tue 8 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Barry Bannan 21' Y

Y 71' Max Power

Callum Paterson 76' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
05 Feb	Burton Albion FC	A	2–0	W
01 Feb	Morecambe FC	H	2–0	W
29 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
23 Nov	Milton Keynes Dons FC	H	2–1	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
05 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	0–2	L
01 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
29 Jan	Cheltenham Town FC	A	0–0	D
18 Jan	Morecambe FC	A	2–1	W
27 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#14	Position	#25
3	Points	0
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
2	Scored	2
1	Conceded	3
+1	GD	-1
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 14th (3 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sheffield Wednesday FC host Wigan Athletic FC — let the battle begin!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' 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.
20' Max Power has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' Barry Bannan was booked on 21.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' Bailey Peacock-Farrell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
41' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' England international Callum Lang has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Barry Bannan makes it 1-0.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' The crowd applauds Graeme Shinnie as he leaves the pitch. Jason Kerr steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
71' The referee calls foul for Max Power. He receives a Yellow card.
76' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Florian Kamberi exits the field as Nathaniel Mendez-Laing enters on 76.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Callum Paterson is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 76.
77' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Tendayi Darikwa is withdrawn and Gavin Massey gets his opportunity.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
87' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
90' Ciaran Brennan is replacing Barry Bannan for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
Sheffield Wednesday FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Jack Hunt
14
George Byers
13
Callum Paterson
38
Jordan Storey
10
Barry Bannan ↓ Ciaran Brennan 90'
5
Sam Hutchinson
2
Liam Palmer
21
Massimo Luongo
18
Marvin Johnson
1
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
20
Florian Kamberi ↓ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 76'

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Jamie Jones
11
Gavin Massey ↑ 77'
39
Stephen Humphrys ↑ 69'
20
Tom Bayliss
26
Glen Rea
15
Jason Kerr ↑ 69'
2
Kelland Watts

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Jacobs	2
Michael Jacobs	2
Fernando Forestieri	1
Charlie Wyke	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Max Power	1
Fernando Forestieri	1
Callum Paterson	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-02-05 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Morecambe FC W 2022-01-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-02-05 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2022-01-29 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-01-18 Morecambe FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-11-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

3.28 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Sheffield Wednesday FC to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC74% Draw15% Wigan Athletic FC11%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

26%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Wigan Athletic FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC61% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC9%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

7.5%

4 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

6.5%

1 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

Actual

5 – 1

4.3%

5 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	42%	—	58%
-2	42%	20%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	17%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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