The Championship league table tells a story about these contenders to this date, with Blackburn Rovers in front of Wigan Athletic by 18 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Blackburn Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (49) in Championship
This looks to be an appealing game with lots of action and energy as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers have performed here at Ewood Park this season with 9 wins from 13 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 4.
Blackburn Rovers are returning here after guesting Birmingham City in a FA Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Goalkeeper Pears got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.83 out of ten. Pears topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 2-2 scoreline against Birmingham City before that, played at home in the FA Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Blackburn Rovers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
A decent goal production from Blackburn in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Wigan Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (49) in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Wigan Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Luton Town (0-2). McClean got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. McClean hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 59 successful passes (of 69 total).
The fixture before that was the FA Cup-duel against Luton Town, a home defeat (1-2). Wigan are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wigan Athletic have scored 16 goals in 13 league games away. As opposed to that, Wigan Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Wigan Athletic have won or drawn the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Blackburn Rovers.Surprisingly enough, the last time Wigan kept a "clean sheet" was also facing this opposition, 16 league games ago (Wigan Athletic - Blackburn Rovers 1-0).
Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 10 goals |   B. Brereton 9 goals |  T. Dolan 3 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 31 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 49 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 79% |
| 50% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 50% |
| 11% | 15% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 25% |
| 7% | 15% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 18% |
| 32% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 77% | 68% |
| 36% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 14% |
| 32% | 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 11.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 41% | 36% |
| 12.1 | 10.6 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 13.5 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (49) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wigan Athletic is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 45 |
| 5 | Watford | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Hull City | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Reading | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
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