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 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Wigan Athletic FC is underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' 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.
15' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
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' Josh Magennis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
27' Daryl Dike puts West Bromwich Albion FC on the lead.
28' What a strike from Daryl Dike! The score is 2-0.
33' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' Omar Rekik was booked on 36.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thelo Aasgaard is hanging Christ Tiehi on the field on 46 minute.
51' 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.
56' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Jayson Molumby by Nathaniel Chalobah on 57 minute.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
66' Josh Magennis is replacing Will Keane for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
81' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
85' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is hanging John Swift on the field on 85 minute.
90' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. James McClean departs to be replaced by Tom Pearce.
With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Josh Windass	1
Bakary Sako	1
Sam Johnstone	1
Charlie Austin	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.