Sunday , 16 August 2026

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Tue 7 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Omar Rekik
Y 90' Josh Magennis

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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
2
2
West Bromwich Albion FC 7 games · Avg 1.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-08-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-02-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-12-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-01-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
20 Feb Watford FC A 2–3 L
15 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
10 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
25 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
11 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and West Bromwich Albion FC launch into their encounter with Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' England international Charlie Hughes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Erik Pieters is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Daryl Dike adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' The USA centre-forward Daryl Dike breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 2-0!
  • 33' Darnell Furlong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 56 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Omar Rekik. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The crowd applauds Christ Tiehi as he leaves the pitch. Thelo Aasgaard steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 57' Jayson Molumby makes way for Nathaniel Chalobah at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James McClean made 380 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Josh Magennis on, Will Keane off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Erik Pieters by Semi Ajayi on 71 minute.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. John Swift is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 85 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Josh Magennis.
  • 90' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. James McClean is withdrawn and Tom Pearce gets his opportunity.
  • West Bromwich Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Magennis 2
Daryl Dike 2
Jay Rodriguez 2
Bakary Sako 1
Sam Johnstone 1
Charlie Austin 1
Sam Morsy 1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1

Head to Head

2023-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-08-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-02-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-12-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-01-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-03-03 Hull City AFC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-20 Watford FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-02-18 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2023-02-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-02-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC48% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC22%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
52%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC30% Draw54% Wigan Athletic FC16%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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