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 46 games · 56 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	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Wigan Athletic FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ayumu Yokoyama, as he is very good at scoring at The Brick Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
12' Tomoki Iwata is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Will Aimson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
18' Alfie May puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
23' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' It’s high time Shaun Maloney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' GOAL! Alfie May scores on 30. Assisted by Ethan Laird
35' Seung-Ho Paik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Toby Sibbick on 42.
44' The referee calls foul for Luke Harris. He receives a card.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' 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.
59' The whistle greets Luke Harris as he departs to be replaced by Marc Leonard.
61' GOAL! Willum Thor Willumsson scores on 61. Assisted by Ethan Laird
66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
67' The supporters are chanting for Joseph Hungbo. He replaces Michael Olakigbe on 67 minute.
72' Lyndon Dykes is replacing Alfie May for the Birmingham City FC side.
73' Scott Wright has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoki Iwata on 73 minute.
77' Kai Payne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Aimson on 77 minute.
79' That looks like a foul for a card for Jason Kerr.
84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
89' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
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 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
Nathan Broadhead	1
Michael Morrison	1
Ashley Fletcher	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Che Adams	1
Thelo Aasgaard	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.