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

Match Preview

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

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

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

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
5' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tomoki Iwata.
17' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Christoph Klarer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
18' What a strike from Alfie May! The score is 0-1.
23' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' Goal! Alfie May scores his 101 goal in 242 matches.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Davies will be considering his options from the bench.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Olakigbe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Toby Sibbick.
44' Poor challenge from Luke Harris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
49' Sam Tickle is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' Marc Leonard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luke Harris at the 59 minute mark.
61' What a moment for Willum Thor Willumsson! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Michael Olakigbe is withdrawn and Joseph Hungbo gets his opportunity.
72' Lyndon Dykes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfie May on 72 minute.
73' The whistle greets Tomoki Iwata as he departs to be replaced by Scott Wright.
77' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Will Aimson is replaced by Kai Payne on 77 minute.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Jason Kerr argues furiously but the card stands.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 391 games and scored 426 goals.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' That is a card for Birmingham City FC. Ethan Laird will be fuming at that decision.
90' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

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
Nick Powell	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Scott Wright	1
Anthony Pilkington	1
Willum Thor Willumsson	1
Cedric Kipre	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.