Wigan Athletic FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Wigan Athletic FC

2 – 0

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 27 Jun 2020 · 14:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Cedric Kipre 90' Y

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steve Martin
Referee Darren England
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee James Mainwaring

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

Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-06-27 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–0	W
20 Jun	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–0	W
07 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–0	D
29 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–0	W
26 Feb	Reading FC	A	3–0	W
22 Feb	Millwall FC	H	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
20 Jun	Bristol City FC	H	3–1	W
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L
29 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The DW Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wigan Athletic FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' Joe Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 318 appearances.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Anthony Pilkington has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Elliott Bennett is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
30' Sam Morsy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
55' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' Lee Evans gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Anthony Pilkington and will look to change the dynamic.
62' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
64' Adam Armstrong gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Lewis Holtby and will look to change the dynamic.
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
70' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' Michael Jacobs is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kieran Dowell at the 73 minute mark.
78' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
79' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ben Brereton is replaced by Danny Graham.
80' Lee Evans doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
83' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Davenport to step up.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Kieffer Moore departs to be replaced by Joe Garner.
90' A moment of madness from Cedric Kipre on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wigan Athletic FC players.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Graham	2
Nathan Broadhead	2
Dan Burn	1
Gary Roberts	1
James Vaughan	1
Bradley Dack	1
Lee Evans	1
Michael Jacobs	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-06-27 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-06-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-03-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2020-02-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-02-26 Reading FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-02-22 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Millwall FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-06-27 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-06-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.45 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC54% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

46%

Wigan Athletic FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC35% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

12.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	25%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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