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Swansea City AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Grimes 40' Y
Y 42' Reece James
Kyle Naughton 52' Y
Y 66' Dan Burn
Y 88' Kal Naismith
Mike van der Hoorn 90' Y
Y 90' Sam Morsy

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee John Flynn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
Swansea City AFC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–3 L
15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Brentford FC A 3–2 W
01 Dec Derby County FC A 1–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
26 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
22 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–3 L
15 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Derby County FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Liberty Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Swansea City AFC and Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bersant Celina made 383 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Joe Garner has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Lee Evans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Darron Gibson, a Republic of Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Joe Garner makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' Matt Grimes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matt Grimes.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Reece James gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Naughton is hanging Courtney Baker-Richardson on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Oliver McBurnie suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Kyle Naughton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' What a moment for Dan Burn! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Reece James as he leaves the pitch. Nathan Byrne steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dan Burn.
  • 71' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. James Vaughan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 75 minute. Joe Garner leaves to be changed by James Vaughan.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Wilfried Bony. He replaces Jay Fulton on 76 minute.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Callum Connolly comes on to replace Darron Gibson.
  • 81' Mike van der Hoorn makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Swansea City AFC are in front.
  • 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 88' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Swansea City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Joe Garner 2
Ryan Manning 2
Dan Burn 1
Mike van der Hoorn 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Nathan Dyer 1
Sam Surridge 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-12-26 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-12-22 Hull City AFC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-08 Brentford FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-01 Derby County FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC L 2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-12-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.32 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC43% Draw29% Wigan Athletic FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
57%
Swansea City AFC or Wigan Athletic FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC29% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC21%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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