Evenly matched teams: Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Season ticket holders at Oakwell Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Barnsley languishing in the 23rd position so far. The guesting Wigan Athletic will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Wigan Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Barnsley who should definitely be looking for some points here. Wigan Athletic are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Barnsley form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Barnsley at their home stadium (Oakwell Stadium) is 6 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats.

Barnsley drew their last game, 1-1 away at Luton Town (placed 24th). Prior to that, an away loss at Stoke City.

Aapo Halme was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Luton Town after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Barnsley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost four.

The Barnsley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 21 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Barnsley defense is not exactly impregnable. 33 goals conceded from 21 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have only collected 20 points from their away games in the Championship, after 5-5-11 (21 played).

The supporters enjoyed Wigan Athletic's previous game versus Queens Park Rangers (placed 14th), a Championship 1-0 win played at home. A 0-3 defeat away at Brentford before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Wigan Athletic in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Athletic, zero draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hull City in just three days.

Wigan Athletic have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 22 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 31 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Wigan Athletic - Barnsley 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - three - four (Barnsley wins - draws - Wigan Athletic wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
13 goals
BarnsleyC. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
12 goals
Wigan AthleticK. Moore
K. Moore
7 goals

Barnsley missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
10 6 2 Won W 2 5 14
12 8 5 Drew D 1 5 11
20 7 0 Lost L 3 11 17
46 28 13 Scored S 9 22 46
67 33 9 Conceded C 9 31 53
93% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
74% 81% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 67% 69%
48% 48% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 48%
31% 38% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 21%
12% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
52% 62% 71% BTTS BTTS 67% 43% 43%
21% 19% 29% Clean Sheets C S 17% 24% 33%
33% 24% 14% Failed to Score F T 17% 38% 31%
 
5.3 5.5 5.9 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 6 6
5.1 4.7 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.9 5.2
2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
558 285 91 Total Shots T S 64 233 483
165 92 35 Shots on Target S O 19 80 159
28% 30% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 28% 29%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Barnsley has the fewest points from losing position (6)
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (31)
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 42 22 14 6 73 40 21 10 8 3 42 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 33 80
2 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 42 17 10 15 55 51 21 11 3 7 36 28 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 61
9 Derby County 42 16 13 13 56 55 21 11 8 2 31 15 21 5 5 11 25 40 1 61
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
11 Millwall 42 14 17 11 48 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 21 6 9 6 20 22 2 59
12 Bristol City 42 16 10 16 55 61 21 8 5 8 28 31 21 8 5 8 27 30 -6 58
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 8 19 60 67 21 8 5 8 38 36 21 7 3 11 22 31 -7 53
15 Wigan Athletic 42 14 11 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -7 53
16 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 10 18 51 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 21 7 4 10 33 31 -8 52
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 42 11 14 17 42 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 21 5 6 10 24 30 -11 47
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
20 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
22 Hull City 42 12 9 21 57 74 21 7 3 11 29 35 21 5 6 10 28 39 -17 45
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 42 22 14 6 73 40 21 10 8 3 42 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 33 80
2 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 42 17 10 15 55 51 21 11 3 7 36 28 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 61
9 Derby County 42 16 13 13 56 55 21 11 8 2 31 15 21 5 5 11 25 40 1 61
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
11 Millwall 42 14 17 11 48 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 21 6 9 6 20 22 2 59
12 Bristol City 42 16 10 16 55 61 21 8 5 8 28 31 21 8 5 8 27 30 -6 58
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 8 19 60 67 21 8 5 8 38 36 21 7 3 11 22 31 -7 53
15 Wigan Athletic 42 14 11 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -7 53
16 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 10 18 51 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 21 7 4 10 33 31 -8 52
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 42 11 14 17 42 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 21 5 6 10 24 30 -11 47
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
20 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
22 Hull City 42 12 9 21 57 74 21 7 3 11 29 35 21 5 6 10 28 39 -17 45
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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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.