Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

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.

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.