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Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Mon 22 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Lukas Nmecha
R 34' Ryan Ledson
Sam Morsy 44' Y
Y 76' Sean Maguire

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Adam Crysell

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
1
4
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr Leeds United FC A 2–1 W
14 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
10 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
30 Mar Brentford FC H 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 4–0 W
13 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Reading FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Sam Morsy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 11' The England Leon Clarke breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lukas Nmecha on 13 minutes.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Joe Garner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Davies is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 34' Ryan Ledson was booked on 34.
  • 39' Wigan Athletic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Sam Morsy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Powell is hanging Gavin Massey on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Kal Naismith as he leaves the pitch. Gary Roberts steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Lee Evans — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' Sean Maguire picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Lukas Nmecha has done his job and it is now time for Josh Ginnelly to step up.
  • 82' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Leon Clarke is replaced by Joe Garner.
  • 89' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Full Time. Wigan Athletic FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Barkhuizen 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Paul Gallagher 2
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Dan Burn 1
Leon Clarke 1
Lee Evans 1

Head to Head

2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2019-04-19 Leeds United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2019-04-10 Hull City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-04-06 Bristol City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-03-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-19 Preston North End FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2019-04-06 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC49% Draw27% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
51%
Wigan Athletic FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC32% Draw48% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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