Wigan Athletic FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–1 L 29 Oct Watford FC H 0–1 L 22 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L 19 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L 15 Oct Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L 11 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W 29 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–3 L 22 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–2 L 18 Oct Rotherham United FC H 0–1 L 15 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–0 W 08 Oct Sheffield United FC H 3–1 W Key Stats
14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Naylor, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 26' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 26.
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' Morgan Fox needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 41' Jamie Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 44' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 371 games and scored 334 goals.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Keane made 368 appearances and scored 66 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Josh Tymon puts Stoke City FC on the lead.
- 63' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 63.
- 68' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Josh Tymon is replaced by Tariqe Fosu.
- 69' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Nathan Broadhead by Josh Magennis on 69 minute.
- 74' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Jordan Thompson is replaced by William Smallbone on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 81' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Jordan Cousins is replaced by Thelo Aasgaard on 81 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Nick Powell by Liam Delap on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- With this win, Stoke City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Wigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Tendayi Darikwa ↓ Charlie Wyke 69'
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Jordan Cousins ↓ Thelo Aasgaard 81'
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- 16
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Bench
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9
Charlie Wyke ↑ 69'
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 69'
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Thelo Aasgaard ↑ 81'
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Coach Leam RichardsonStoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
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- 9
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- 15
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25
Nick Powell ↓ Liam Delap 82'
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Josh Tymon ↓ Tariqe Fosu 68'
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Bench
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Tariqe Fosu ↑ 68'
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William Smallbone ↑ 75'
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Liam Delap ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kal Naismith 2 Will Grigg 2 Will Grigg 2 Danny Batth 1 Jack Butland 1 Ryan Shawcross 1 Josh Maja 1 Gavin Massey 1 Head to Head
Wigan Athletic FC Form
2022-11-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-10-29 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2022-10-22 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-10-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC WStoke City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.04 Wigan Athletic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Stoke City FC xGI would bet for: Stoke City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Stoke City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 62%Draw or Stoke City FC 69%Wigan Athletic FC or Stoke City FC 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 13.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.2%1 – 2 7.5%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 4%1 – 3 3%0 – 3 2.7%3 – 1 2.4%Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC
Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 19% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +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% ✓Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

