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Wigan Athletic FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Daniel Ayala
Chey Dunkley 33' Y
Y 79' Jonathan Howson

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
4
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
13 Feb Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
09 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
02 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
09 Feb Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
05 Feb Newport County AFC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Shotton, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Ayala is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Reece James needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' Chey Dunkley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, John Obi Mikel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Michael Jacobs. He replaces Kal Naismith on 62 minute.
  • 67' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Muhamed Besic has done his job and it is now time for Stewart Downing to step up.
  • 72' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Josh Windass exits the field as Anthony Pilkington enters on 72.
  • 77' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan Howson.
  • 81' The whistle greets Britt Assombalonga as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Cook will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The points are shared — Wigan Athletic FC 0-0 Middlesbrough FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 4
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Lewis Wing 2
Isaiah Jones 1
Hayden Hackney 1
Marcus Forss 1
Britt Assombalonga 1

Head to Head

2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-02-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-02-13 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2019-02-09 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-02-02 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-01-26 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-02-13 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-02-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2019-02-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.84 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC34% Draw35% Middlesbrough FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
66%
Wigan Athletic FC or Middlesbrough FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC20% Draw60% Middlesbrough FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
14.1%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
2.5%
0 – 3
1.7%
3 – 0
1.7%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 20% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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