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Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Jacques Maghoma
Y 77' Craig Gardner
Dan Burn 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Steve Meredith

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

3
2
3
Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–3 L
15 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Derby County FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–1 W
24 Nov Reading FC H 0–0 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
15 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
28 Nov Millwall FC A 2–0 W
25 Nov Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Cook might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gary Gardner, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Craig Gardner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 26' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Che Adams on 26.
  • 31' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Michael Morrison adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 46 minute. Connor Mahoney leaves to be changed by Jota Peleteiro.
  • 46' GOAL! Michael Morrison scores on 45. Assisted by Gary Gardner
  • 48' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Will Grigg comes on to replace James Vaughan.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' Kal Naismith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' Gavin Massey gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Nathan Byrne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' What a moment for Jacques Maghoma! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Jacques Maghoma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Joe Garner on, Josh Windass off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Omar Bogle. He replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz on 71 minute.
  • 76' Craig Gardner gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Gary Gardner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Craig Gardner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Dan Burn on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfie May 3
Jacques Maghoma 2
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Nick Powell 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Scott Wright 1
Anthony Pilkington 1
Willum Thor Willumsson 1

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC L 2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-12-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-11-28 Millwall FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.94 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC23% Draw27% Birmingham City FC50%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
77%
Wigan Athletic FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC16% Draw46% Birmingham City FC38%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 24% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.