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Wigan Athletic FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Massimo Luongo
Y 15' Massimo Luongo
Lee Evans 21' Y
Cedric Kipre 83' Y
Michael Jacobs 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
  • Referee

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

3
3
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-02 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2018-08-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
19 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
12 Jan Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
05 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Sheffield United FC H 0–3 L
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
26 Jan Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
19 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–4 L
12 Jan Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
06 Jan Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The DW Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 8' GOAL! Josh Windass fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Massimo Luongo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 13.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Massimo Luongo on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Queens Park Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Queens Park Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Evans on 21.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' It’s high time Steve McClaren made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Queens Park Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Pawel Wszolek trudges off to be replaced by Bright Osayi-Samuel on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' A goal from the England international Leon Clarke! He fires home on 55 to make it 2-0!
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wigan Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Matt Smith gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Eberechi Eze and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Evans made 380 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jake Bidwell, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Bright Osayi-Samuel doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' Joe Garner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leon Clarke on 76 minute.
  • 77' Darron Gibson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Pilkington on 77 minute.
  • 79' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Danny Fox by Chey Dunkley on 79 minute.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Cedric Kipre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Massimo Luongo by Ryan Manning on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wigan Athletic FC 2-1 Queens Park Rangers FC.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve McClaren

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 1
Nathan Broadhead 1
Tomer Hemed 1
Sam Field 1
Tomer Hemed 1
Leon Balogun 1
Leon Clarke 1
Max Power 1

Head to Head

2019-02-02 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2018-08-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-02-02 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-01-26 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-01-12 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2019-01-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2019-02-02 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2019-01-26 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2019-01-12 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2019-01-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2019-01-01 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC45% Draw28% Queens Park Rangers FC27%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
55%
Wigan Athletic FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC30% Draw49% Queens Park Rangers FC21%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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