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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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Cedric Kipre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 384 appearances.
  • 15' Kristoffer Nordfeldt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Cook will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Martin Olsson comes on to replace Tom Carroll.
  • 54' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Grigg is hanging Joe Garner on the field on 54 minute.
  • 59' Scotland international Oliver McBurnie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Grigg on 61 minutes.
  • 65' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Barry McKay is withdrawn and Leroy Fer gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Wayne Routledge on, Jay Fulton off on 73 minutes.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Darron Gibson is replaced by Callum Connolly on 77 minute.
  • 82' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Nick Powell is withdrawn and Callum McManaman gets his opportunity.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 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
Will Keane 1
Dan Burn 1
Mike van der Hoorn 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Nathan Dyer 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.