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Wigan Athletic FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Grigg 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee John Brooks

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

3
3
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
21 Sep Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Brentford FC A 0–2 L
01 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
29 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W
22 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
18 Sep Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
15 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
01 Sep Millwall FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Kristoffer Nordfeldt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Carroll made 383 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Tom Carroll is replaced by Martin Olsson on 52 minute.
  • 54' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Joe Garner has done his job and it is now time for Will Grigg to step up.
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Potter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' Will Grigg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' The whistle greets Barry McKay as he departs to be replaced by Leroy Fer.
  • 70' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 73 minute. Jay Fulton leaves to be changed by Wayne Routledge.
  • 77' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 77 minute. Darron Gibson leaves to be changed by Callum Connolly.
  • 82' 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 Jay Fulton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum McManaman is hanging Nick Powell on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Joe Garner 2
Ryan Manning 2
Sam Surridge 1
Nathan Byrne 1
Andre Ayew 1
Rhian Brewster 1
Tom Naylor 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2018-09-18 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2018-09-15 Brentford FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-09-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-29 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2018-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-01 Millwall FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC39% Draw37% Swansea City AFC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
61%
Wigan Athletic FC or Swansea City AFC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC22% Draw63% Swansea City AFC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 17% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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