West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history30% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
West Bromwich Albion FC0-151/–16-301/–31-452/246-60–/161-751/176+2/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Wigan Athletic FC is underway.
- 5' James McClean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
- 25' 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 Joshua Griffiths suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' West Bromwich Albion FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daryl Dike on 27.
- 28' Goal! Daryl Dike scores his 42 goal in 279 matches.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Magennis made 315 appearances and scored 60 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' Omar Rekik was booked on 36.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Omar Rekik, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' Thelo Aasgaard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christ Tiehi on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Jayson Molumby is replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah.
- 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Magennis is hanging Will Keane on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Semi Ajayi is hanging Erik Pieters on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 81' 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.
- 85' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. John Swift is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 85 minute.
- 90' Josh Magennis is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. James McClean departs to be replaced by Tom Pearce.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Marc Albrighton ↓ Adam Reach 71'
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Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 71'
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- 12
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Bench
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25
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 57'
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Adam Reach ↑ 71'
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Semi Ajayi ↑ 71'
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Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 85'
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Coach Carlos CorberánWigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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James McClean ↓ Tom Pearce 90'
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- 12
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- 23
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Will Keane ↓ Josh Magennis 66'
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Ryan Nyambe ↓ Joe Bennett 46'
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- 32
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Christ Tiehi ↓ Thelo Aasgaard 46'
Bench
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21
Joe Bennett ↑ 46'
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 66'
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Tom Pearce ↑ 90'
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Thelo Aasgaard ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jay Rodriguez 2 Josh Magennis 2 Daryl Dike 2 Bakary Sako 1 Sam Johnstone 1 Charlie Austin 1 Sam Morsy 1 Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1 Head to Head
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 LWigan 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 accuracy3 / 41.23 West Bromwich Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.78 Wigan Athletic FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Bromwich Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.01Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.8%1 – 0 Actual1 – 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.