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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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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

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' 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.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' Leon Clarke adds to his 0 season tally! Wigan Athletic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 13' Lukas Nmecha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' Sean Maguire, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Morsy.
  • 46' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Gavin Massey is withdrawn and Nick Powell gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Chey Dunkley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Wigan Athletic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Kal Naismith is replaced by Gary Roberts on 67 minute.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lee Evans makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Maguire.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Josh Ginnelly. He replaces Lukas Nmecha on 77 minute.
  • 82' Declan Rudd has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Leon Clarke is replaced by Joe Garner.
  • 89' Josh Ginnelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wigan Athletic FC 2-0 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
Callum Robinson 1
Thomas Cannon 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Dan Burn 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.