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 46 games · 51 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	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — West Bromwich Albion FC and Wigan Athletic FC get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
30' 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.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' Kyle Bartley is replacing Ahmed Hegazy for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
48' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
53' Sam Morsy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
55' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Rekeem Harper trudges off to be replaced by Matt Phillips on 55 minutes.
58' Michael Jacobs is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gavin Massey at the 58 minute mark.
61' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Callum Robinson has done his job and it is now time for Kamil Grosicki to step up.
66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
69' Kal Naismith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Balogun at the 69 minute mark.
73' Sam Morsy puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
78' The 38-year-old Leon Balogun has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Gary Roberts exits the field as Lee Evans enters on 80.
85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Conor Townsend.
90' A moment of madness from Matheus Pereira on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.