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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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The DW Stadium!
  • 5' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Jota Peleteiro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Che Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Wigan Athletic FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Cook might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Assisted by Gary Gardner with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Morrison makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 46' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Connor Mahoney is withdrawn and Jota Peleteiro gets his opportunity.
  • 46' The England Michael Morrison breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-3!
  • 48' The whistle greets James Vaughan as he departs to be replaced by Will Grigg.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at The DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Nathan Byrne by Gavin Massey on 59 minute.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Jacques Maghoma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacques Maghoma.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Josh Windass exits the field as Joe Garner enters on 70.
  • 71' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Lukas Jutkiewicz is withdrawn and Omar Bogle gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Craig Gardner gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Gary Gardner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Craig Gardner was booked on 77.
  • 82' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Dan Burn is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Full Time. Birmingham City FC beats Wigan Athletic FC

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
Michael Morrison 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Che Adams 1
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Nick Powell 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.