Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Assistant 1 Ceri Williams (Wales)
- Assistant 2 William Cavanagh (England)
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jan Birmingham City FC H 0–3 L 29 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L 26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W 21 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–2 D 14 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 07 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W 01 Jan Stockport County FC A 1–1 D 29 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W 23 Dec Crawley Town FC A 1–0 W 14 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wigan Athletic FC0-152/–16-301/131-45–/–46-601/–61-752/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Smith, as he is very good at scoring at The Brick Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 12' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 12.
- 17' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' What a strike from Alfie May! The score is 0-1.
- 23' Michael Olakigbe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 28' 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 Seung-Ho Paik suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' GOAL! Alfie May scores on 30. Assisted by Ethan Laird
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 42' Toby Sibbick was booked on 42.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Luke Harris. He receives a card.
- 49' 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.
- 54' 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.
- 59' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Harris departs to be replaced by Marc Leonard.
- 61' Goal! Willum Thor Willumsson scores his 12 goal in 167 matches.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Aimson made 4 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 67' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Michael Olakigbe is replaced by Joseph Hungbo.
- 72' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Alfie May is replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 72 minute.
- 73' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 73 minute. Tomoki Iwata leaves to be changed by Scott Wright.
- 77' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 77 minute. Will Aimson leaves to be changed by Kai Payne.
- 79' Wigan Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 84' Luke Harris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 89' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ethan Laird gets a card.
- 90' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Taylor Gardner-Hickman by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 90 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Wigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 5
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4
Will Aimson ↓ Kai Payne 77'
- 6
- 15
- 10
- 1
- 21
- 18
- 28
- 11
Bench
- 20
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44
Joseph Hungbo ↑ 67'
- 23
- 12
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19
Luke Robinson ↑ 67'
- 9
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27
Kai Payne ↑ 77'
Coach Shaun MaloneyBirmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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9
Alfie May ↓ Lyndon Dykes 72'
- 21
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24
Tomoki Iwata ↓ Scott Wright 73'
- 20
- 2
- 4
- 19
- 18
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26
Luke Harris ↓ Marc Leonard 59'
- 13
Bench
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10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 90'
- 45
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11
Scott Wright ↑ 73'
- 5
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17
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 72'
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12
Marc Leonard ↑ 59'
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33
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 90'
Coach Chris Davies -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alfie May 3 Jacques Maghoma 2 Josh Windass 1 Gary Gardner 1 Kerim Mrabti 1 Nathan Broadhead 1 Michael Morrison 1 Ashley Fletcher 1 Head to Head
Wigan Athletic FC Form
2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC L 2024-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC LBirmingham City FC Form
2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-12-23 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.04 Wigan Athletic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.54 Birmingham City FC xGI would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 56%Draw or Birmingham City FC 73%Wigan Athletic FC or Birmingham City FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Birmingham City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%0 – 1 10.7%0 – 0 9.6%1 – 2 9%0 – 2 8.7%1 – 0 6.9%2 – 1 6.1%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 4.6%0 – 3 Actual2 – 0 4%2 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC
Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 23% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.