Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Danel Sinani 13' Y
Y 29' Juninho Bacuna
Y 30' Juninho Bacuna
Y 43' Alfie Chang
James McClean 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
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 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-27 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
25 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
11 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
06 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
25 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
21 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–3 L
18 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
10 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W

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!
  • 4' A goal from the Curacao international Juninho Bacuna! He fires home on 4 to make it 0-1!
  • 9' Omar Rekik has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danel Sinani.
  • 18' 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 Thelo Aasgaard suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Juninho Bacuna was booked on 29.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Juninho Bacuna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shaun Maloney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Alfie Chang was booked on 43.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Christ Tiehi as he leaves the pitch. Will Keane steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 51' Ashley Fletcher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 56' The 25-year-old Reda Khadra has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' The whistle greets Omar Rekik as he departs to be replaced by Tom Pearce.
  • 60' What composure from Ashley Fletcher! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 65' England international Charlie Hughes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. James McClean is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 66.
  • 69' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Tahith Chong departs to be replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Reda Khadra comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Danel Sinani has done his job and it is now time for Josh Magennis to step up.
  • 89' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jordan Graham trudges off to be replaced by Marc Roberts on 89 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

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 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-27 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-02-18 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2023-02-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-02-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-02-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC49% Draw28% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
51%
Wigan Athletic FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC31% Draw51% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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