West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Conor Townsend 86' Y

Matheus Pereira 90' Y

Y 90' Joe Williams

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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)

Match Details

Referee Andy Haines
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Tony Harrington

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

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 2018-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-10-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
25 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
22 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	3–0	W
15 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–2	D
12 Feb	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
09 Feb	Millwall FC	A	2–0	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–0	W
26 Feb	Reading FC	A	3–0	W
22 Feb	Millwall FC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	2–2	D
11 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
08 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Wigan Athletic FC is underway.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Jacobs is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filip Krovinovic made 470 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Tom Pearce is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
25' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Cook will be considering his options from the bench.
40' 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.
43' Kyle Bartley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ahmed Hegazy on 43 minute.
48' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
53' 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.
55' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Rekeem Harper departs to be replaced by Matt Phillips.
58' The supporters are chanting for Michael Jacobs. He replaces Gavin Massey on 58 minute.
61' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Callum Robinson by Kamil Grosicki on 61 minute.
66' Gary Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 69 minute. Leon Balogun leaves to be changed by Kal Naismith.
73' Sam Morsy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
80' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Gary Roberts trudges off to be replaced by Lee Evans on 80 minutes.
85' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Conor Townsend.
90' Matheus Pereira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wigan Athletic FC players.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Magennis	2
Daryl Dike	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Josh Windass	1
Bakary Sako	1
Sam Johnstone	1
Charlie Austin	1
Sam Morsy	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2020-02-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-09 Millwall FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-02-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-02-26 Reading FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-02-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2020-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2020-02-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.08 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC35% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC34%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

65%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC23% Draw52% Wigan Athletic FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.6%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.9%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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