Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Cook will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' A stunning finish from Che Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' The 39-year-old Craig Gardner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' What composure from Michael Morrison! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 46' Connor Mahoney makes way for Jota Peleteiro at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Michael Morrison has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' Will Grigg is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Vaughan at the 48 minute mark.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Gavin Massey comes on to replace Nathan Byrne.
  • 61' What a strike from Jacques Maghoma! The score is 0-4.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jacques Maghoma.
  • 69' Maikel Kieftenbeld has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 70' Joe Garner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Windass at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Omar Bogle on, Lukas Jutkiewicz off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Gary Gardner is replaced by Craig Gardner on 76 minute.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 87' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dan Burn.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

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.