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

Championship · 2018-19
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Grigg 61' Y

Overview

Head-to-Head

3
3
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

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
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
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
/1
16-30
1/
31-45
/
46-60
/
61-75
1/
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Wigan Athletic FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Barrie McKay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Netherlands international Leroy Fer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Carroll is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 52' The crowd applauds Tom Carroll as he leaves the pitch. Martin Olsson steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 54' The whistle greets Joe Garner as he departs to be replaced by Will Grigg.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' Leroy Fer gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Barry McKay and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFCWayne Routledge on, Jay Fulton off on 73 minutes.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Callum Connolly. He replaces Darron Gibson on 77 minute.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 83 minute. Nick Powell leaves to be changed by Callum McManaman.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wayne Routledge, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

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.