Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 29 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tendayi Darikwa 14' Y
Y 42' Francisco Sierralta
Graeme Shinnie 62' Y
Y 77' Hamza Choudhury

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Watford FC — Championship at DW Stadium.

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

1
1
Wigan Athletic FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-29 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to DW Stadium that hosts another battle between Wigan Athletic FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' Tendayi Darikwa is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 24' The 28-year-old Samuel Kalu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' 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.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Francisco Sierralta. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
  • 52' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' Hamza Choudhury has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 361 appearances.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Ken Sema is replaced by Samuel Kalu on 68 minute.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 387 games and scored 410 goals.
  • 74' Josh Magennis is replacing Nathan Broadhead for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 77' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Mario Gaspar comes on to replace Dan Gosling.
  • 84' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Jordan Cousins trudges off to be replaced by Tom Naylor on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Joao Pedro has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Thelo Aasgaard is ready to make an impact after coming on for James McClean at the 90 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Watford FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC31% Draw31% Watford FC38%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC22% Draw53% Watford FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.