Thursday , 2 July 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 8 Feb 2020 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Chey Dunkley 66' Y
Y 75' Declan Rudd
Y 84' Darnell Fisher
Y 90' Jayden Stockley

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh

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
2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 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
08 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
01 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–0 W
28 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
11 Jan Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Birmingham City FC A 3–2 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
21 Jan Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
18 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
11 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 7' Magnificent from Tom Barkhuizen! That is 26 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' Sam Morsy, a Egypt , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' Cedric Kipre is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 48' Daniel Johnson adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 55' Michael Jacobs is replacing Lee Evans for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Chey Dunkley has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Pearce made 358 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Chey Dunkley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 70' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joshua Harrop is hanging Scott Sinclair on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Clarke is hanging Andrew Hughes on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' Joe Garner gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Kieffer Moore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Darnell Fisher. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jayden Stockley.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wigan Athletic FC 1-2 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
Daniel Johnson 2
Paul Gallagher 2
Tom Barkhuizen 2
Greg Cunningham 1
Callum Robinson 1
Thomas Cannon 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Paul Gallagher 1

Head to Head

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 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

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-01 Leeds United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-01-18 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-01-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-01-21 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw28% Preston North End FC45%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Preston North End FC
73%
Wigan Athletic FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw47% Preston North End FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
9%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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