Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Wigan Athletic FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' Che Adams makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 31' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Jota Peleteiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 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' Michael Morrison doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Jota Peleteiro on, Connor Mahoney off on 46 minutes.
  • 46' What a moment for Michael Morrison! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Will Grigg on, James Vaughan off on 48 minutes.
  • 53' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' 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 Gary Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Gavin Massey on, Nathan Byrne off on 59 minutes.
  • 61' What a moment for Jacques Maghoma! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Josh Windass has done his job and it is now time for Joe Garner to step up.
  • 71' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 71 minute. Lukas Jutkiewicz leaves to be changed by Omar Bogle.
  • 76' Craig Gardner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gary Gardner on 76 minute.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Craig Gardner gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Morsy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 90' Dan Burn was booked on 90.
  • With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Kerim Mrabti 1
Nathan Broadhead 1
Michael Morrison 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Che Adams 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.