Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Wigan Athletic FC

0 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 30 Jul 2022 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Max Power 28' Y

Y 42' Alan Browne

Y 46' Andrew Hughes

Tendayi Darikwa 59' Y

Y 76' Ben Woodburn

R 80' Ched Evans

Overview

Match Preview

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

Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

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

Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
30 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	3–0	W
26 Apr	Portsmouth FC	A	2–3	L
23 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–2	D
16 Apr	Cambridge United FC	H	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
07 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–1	W
30 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	3–1	W
25 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–4	L
19 Apr	Fulham FC	A	0–3	L
15 Apr	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wigan Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Curtis Tilt, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josh Magennis suffering a number of foals already.
20' 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.
25' Wigan Athletic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
28' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
33' 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.
38' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Jack Whatmough is replaced by Jason Kerr on 38 minute.
42' Alan Browne was booked on 42.
46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Hughes on 46.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Brady made 335 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
59' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Brad Potts by Ben Woodburn on 66 minute.
71' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Andrew Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Robert Brady is replaced by Alvaro Fernandez on 72 minute.
76' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
80' Ched Evans was booked on 80.
85' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
86' Ryan Ledson is replacing Daniel Johnson for the Preston North End FC side.
90' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Joe Bennett by Tom Pearce on 90 minute.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 86'
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 66'
5
Patrick Bauer
9
Ched Evans ↑ 72'
25
David Cornell
13
Alistair McCann
2
Alvaro Carreras ↑ 72'

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Barkhuizen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Paul Gallagher	2
Greg Cunningham	1
Callum Robinson	1
Thomas Cannon	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Paul Gallagher	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-04-30 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-04-26 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-04-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2022-04-19 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-04-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-04-30 Barnsley FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-04-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.02 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.16 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC33% Draw31% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

67%

Wigan Athletic FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC22% Draw52% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

10.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	21%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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