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

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Tue 7 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Omar Rekik

Y 90' Josh Magennis

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

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

Wigan Athletic FC

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 history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' West Bromwich Albion FC have kicked off against Wigan Athletic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' John Swift has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
27' Goal! Daryl Dike scores his 43 goal in 294 matches.
28' GOAL! Daryl Dike fires home to make it 2-0!
33' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Omar Rekik gets a Yellow card.
41' Erik Pieters has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 388 appearances.
46' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Christ Tiehi exits the field as Thelo Aasgaard enters on 46.
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 James McClean suffering a number of foals already.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jayson Molumby exits the field as Nathaniel Chalobah enters on 57.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
66' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Josh Magennis on, Will Keane off on 66 minutes.
71' The supporters are chanting for Semi Ajayi. He replaces Erik Pieters on 71 minute.
76' With 1 assists to his name this season, Max Power is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
81' Darnell Furlong is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
85' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replacing John Swift for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Magennis on 90.
90' Tom Pearce is replacing James McClean for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
Wigan Athletic FC will have plenty to reflect on. West Bromwich Albion FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 85'
4
Dara O'Shea
22
Marc Albrighton ↓ Adam Reach 71'
3
Conor Townsend
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 71'
17
Jed Wallace
2
Darnell Furlong
35
Okay Yokuslu
14
Jayson Molumby ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 57'
12
Daryl Dike
33
Joshua Griffiths

Bench

25
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 57'
1
David Button
20
Adam Reach ↑ 71'
6
Semi Ajayi ↑ 71'
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 85'
32
Jovan Malcolm
40
Mo Faal

Coach Carlos Corberán

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Tom Naylor
21
Joe Bennett ↑ 46'
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 66'
3
Tom Pearce ↑ 90'
1
Jamie Jones
29
Steven Caulker
30
Thelo Aasgaard ↑ 46'

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Magennis	2
Daryl Dike	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Sam Morsy	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Josh Windass	1
Bakary Sako	1
Sam Johnstone	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 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.