Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Wigan Athletic FC

0 – 3

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 13,485 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Alfie May

0–2 30' Alfie May

0–3 61' Willum Thor Willumsson

Y 12' Tomoki Iwata

Toby Sibbick 42' Y

Y 44' Luke Harris

Jason Kerr 79' Y

Y 90' Ethan Laird

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Assistant 1 Ceri Williams (Wales)
Assistant 2 William Cavanagh (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC 2024-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

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

Birmingham City FC

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 history

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Wigan Athletic FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' Tomoki Iwata was booked on 12.
17' Dale Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
18' Alfie May does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Alfie May adds to his 2 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
35' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
40' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Toby Sibbick gets a card.
44' A moment of madness from Luke Harris on 44 minutes earns him a card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
49' England international Will Aimson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' The whistle greets Luke Harris as he departs to be replaced by Marc Leonard.
61' GOAL! Willum Thor Willumsson scores on 61. Assisted by Ethan Laird
66' 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 Sam Tickle suffering a number of foals already.
67' The whistle greets Michael Olakigbe as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Hungbo.
72' Birmingham City FC make a change. Alfie May trudges off to be replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 72 minutes.
73' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Tomoki Iwata has done his job and it is now time for Scott Wright to step up.
77' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Will Aimson exits the field as Kai Payne enters on 77.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jason Kerr on 79.
84' Ben Davies has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shaun Maloney might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Ben Davies
9
Alfie May ↓ Lyndon Dykes 72'
21
Ryan Allsop
24
Tomoki Iwata ↓ Scott Wright 73'
20
Alex Cochrane
2
Ethan Laird
4
Christoph Klarer
19
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 90'
18
Willum Thor Willumsson ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 90'
26
Luke Harris ↓ Marc Leonard 59'
13
Seung-Ho Paik

Bench

10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 90'
45
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
11
Scott Wright ↑ 73'
5
Dion Sanderson
17
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 72'
12
Marc Leonard ↑ 59'
33
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 90'

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfie May	3
Jacques Maghoma	2
Michael Morrison	1
Ashley Fletcher	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Che Adams	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Nick Powell	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 L

Birmingham 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 accuracy

1 / 4

1.04 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw29% Birmingham City FC44%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw48% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

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.