Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Wigan Athletic FC

0 – 3

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 13,485 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Alfie May

0–2 30' Alfie May

0–3 61' Willum Thor Willumsson

Y 12' Tomoki Iwata

Toby Sibbick 42' Y

Y 44' Luke Harris

Jason Kerr 79' Y

Y 90' Ethan Laird

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Assistant 1 Ceri Williams (Wales)
Assistant 2 William Cavanagh (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC 2024-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	0–3	L
29 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–2	D
14 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
07 Dec	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–2	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	3–0	W
01 Jan	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Crawley Town FC	A	1–0	W
14 Dec	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wigan Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The 28-year-old Scott Wright has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
12' The referee calls foul for Tomoki Iwata. He receives a card.
17' Christoph Klarer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
18' GOAL! Alfie May scores on 18.
23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Alfie May with the second goal in the match!
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Toby Sibbick gets a card.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Harris is booked for Birmingham City FC — card on 44.
49' Wigan Athletic 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.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 59 minute. Luke Harris leaves to be changed by Marc Leonard.
61' Willum Thor Willumsson does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Davies will be considering his options from the bench.
67' The crowd applauds Michael Olakigbe as he leaves the pitch. Joseph Hungbo steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
72' Lyndon Dykes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfie May at the 72 minute mark.
73' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Tomoki Iwata exits the field as Scott Wright enters on 73.
77' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Kai Payne on, Will Aimson off on 77 minutes.
79' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Jason Kerr gets a card.
84' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Ben Davies has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' A moment of madness from Ethan Laird on 90 minutes earns him a card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
90' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 90 minute. Taylor Gardner-Hickman leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Birmingham City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Ben Davies
9
Alfie May ↓ Lyndon Dykes 72'
21
Ryan Allsop
24
Tomoki Iwata ↓ Scott Wright 73'
20
Alex Cochrane
2
Ethan Laird
4
Christoph Klarer
19
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 90'
18
Willum Thor Willumsson ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 90'
26
Luke Harris ↓ Marc Leonard 59'
13
Seung-Ho Paik

Bench

10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 90'
45
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
11
Scott Wright ↑ 73'
5
Dion Sanderson
17
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 72'
12
Marc Leonard ↑ 59'
33
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 90'

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfie May	3
Jacques Maghoma	2
Scott Wright	1
Anthony Pilkington	1
Willum Thor Willumsson	1
Cedric Kipre	1
Josh Windass	1
Gary Gardner	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC L 2024-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-26 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-12-23 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.04 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw29% Birmingham City FC44%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

73%

Wigan Athletic FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw48% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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