The gaffer Kompany expects to inspire Burnley triumph against Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The County Ground (4000 seats)

Burnley anticipate the arrival of Wigan Athletic with faith in winning all three points. Can they? Check our preview!

Insights:
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (68) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Championship

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship. That game was also an away game, at West Bromwich Albion. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Burnley form and stats

44 points is a decent return from 18 Championship games here at The County Ground for Burnley. The data says 13 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. days ago.

Burnley are confident in defense, having played 185 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Burnley travelled for their previous game, a trip to Blackpool that ended 0-0. Beyer was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.84 out of 10. The defender Beyer won 10 of 12 duels.

A home victory before that one, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Fleetwood Town and won 1-0.

There will be little rest for Burnley after this match as they are travelling to Hull City for a Championship game in only four days.

Goals decide football matches and Burnley are scoring many of them at home; 40 on target from 18 league matches. From these home matches, Burnley have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Wigan Athletic have produced an overall stat of 4-6-7 so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Wigan Athletic are travelling again after losing away to West Bromwich Albion in their previous match (0-1). Midfielder Aasgaard was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.23. Aasgaard dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Birmingham City.

Lacking goals? 8 of this team's last 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.

A new game in only three days for Wigan, the Championship home match versus Coventry City. Busy days.

Wigan Athletic have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Wigan have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met earlier this season: Wigan Athletic - Burnley 1-5. Head to head data (for the previous six meetings): Burnley won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Wigan Athletic got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.

Top Goalscorers

BurnleyN. Tella
N. Tella
12 goals
Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
10 goals
BurnleyJ. Rodriguez
J. Rodriguez
9 goals

Burnley missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burnley Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 18 5 Played P 6 17 35
22 13 4 Won W 1 4 7
11 5 1 Drew D 3 6 11
2 0 0 Lost L 2 7 17
68 40 17 Scored S 5 18 31
28 13 5 Conceded C 9 23 54
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 91%
77% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 82% 71%
49% 61% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 43%
23% 28% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 20%
14% 11% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 14%
54% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 63%
43% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 20%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 26%
 
5.8 6.8 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.7 4.4
4 3.4 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.5 4.2
1.8 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.8 14.5 15.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.1 10.3
4.8 5.4 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3 2.7
40% 41% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 32%
 
8.7 6.9 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.6 10.8
2.7 2.6 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.8 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Burnley have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Burnley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burnley have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Burnley have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Burnley have scored more than double the goals of Wigan Athletic.
  • Burnley have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Championship
  • Burnley have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Championship
  • Burnley have the most points (44) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (40) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (68) in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Championship
  • Burnley have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the the best goal difference (+40) in Championship
  • Burnley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.