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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 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

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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The DW Stadium!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at The DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 11' Leon Clarke puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
  • 13' The referee has no hesitation. Lukas Nmecha is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Wigan Athletic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 34' Preston North End FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' Sam Morsy is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Gavin Massey 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' Chey Dunkley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Kal Naismith departs to be replaced by Gary Roberts.
  • 68' GOAL! Lee Evans fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 73' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 76' Sean Maguire catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' Preston North End FC make a change. Lukas Nmecha trudges off to be replaced by Josh Ginnelly on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Jordan Storey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 84' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Leon Clarke departs to be replaced by Joe Garner.
  • 89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Leon Clarke 1
Lee Evans 1
Sean Maguire 1
Dan Burn 1
Louis Moult 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.