Wigan Athletic FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Watford FC — Championship at DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 08 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W 23 Oct Luton Town FC H 4–0 W 19 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L 15 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W 08 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–3 L 05 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Watford FCLuca Kjerrumgaard 10 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Wigan Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
- 10' 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.
- 14' Tendayi Darikwa is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
- 19' 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.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Keane, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 16 goals in the last 13 games.
- 42' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 47' 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.
- 52' It’s high time Slaven Bilic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 62' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Graeme Shinnie gets a Yellow card.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Ken Sema is replaced by Samuel Kalu on 68 minute.
- 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 74' The whistle greets Nathan Broadhead as he departs to be replaced by Josh Magennis.
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamza Choudhury on 77.
- 79' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Dan Gosling by Mario Gaspar on 79 minute.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Tom Naylor. He replaces Jordan Cousins on 84 minute.
- 87' What a strike from Joao Pedro! The score is 0-1.
- 90' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace James McClean by Thelo Aasgaard on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.
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Lineups
Wigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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11
James McClean ↓ Thelo Aasgaard 90'
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27
Tendayi Darikwa ↓ Tony Scully 90'
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6
Jordan Cousins ↓ Tom Naylor 84'
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- 16
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- 18
- 15
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Bench
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4
Tom Naylor ↑ 84'
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 74'
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14
Tony Scully ↑ 90'
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30
Thelo Aasgaard ↑ 90'
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Coach Leam RichardsonWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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12
Ken Sema ↓ Samuel Kalu 68'
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16
Dan Gosling ↓ Mario Gaspar 79'
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- 14
- 5
- 31
- 1
- 39
- 19
- 10
Bench
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28
Samuel Kalu ↑ 68'
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Mario Gaspar ↑ 79'
- 24
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- 42
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Yaser Asprilla ↑ 74'
Coach Slaven Bilic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joao Pedro 1 James McClean 1 Keinan Davis 1 Head to Head
Wigan Athletic FC Form
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 W 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.02 Wigan Athletic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Watford FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 62%Draw or Watford FC 69%Wigan Athletic FC or Watford FC 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 13.8%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.4%1 – 2 7.5%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 6.6%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 3.9%1 – 3 2.9%0 – 3 2.7%3 – 1 2.3%Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC
Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 19% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +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% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.