Championship match prediction and preview for Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The John Smith's Stadium (24500 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Huddersfield Town holding 18th place and Wigan Athletic lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Huddersfield Town have to build on here at The John Smith's Stadium in the Championship. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Huddersfield Town after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The fans are hoping that Huddersfield Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Championship game against Leeds United (placed 1st). Before that, Huddersfield Town had a home game versus Charlton Athletic which ended with a victory 4-0.

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 Huddersfield Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost three.

The manager D. Cowley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Nottingham Forest in only four days.

Huddersfield Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 19 games. On the other hand, Huddersfield Town have conceded 25 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wigan Athletic so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-10 (win-draw-lose). Momentum is building for Wigan Athletic in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The Wigan Athletic goalkeeper David Marshall is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 395 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Wigan Athletic delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Luton Town (placed 23rd) in their previous match; a Championship game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus West Bromwich Albion at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Wigan Athletic win, zero draws and six defeats.

After this away game Wigan Athletic return home for a Championship game against Blackburn Rovers. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Wigan Athletic have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 19 games. Wigan Athletic have conceded 28 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Wigan Athletic - Huddersfield Town 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Huddersfield Town won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Wigan Athletic has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / five

Top Goalscorers

Huddersfield Town
K. Ahearne-Grant
16 goals
Huddersfield TownS. Mounié
S. Mounié
8 goals
Huddersfield TownJ. Bacuna
J. Bacuna
6 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 4 19 37
11 7 3 Won W 0 4 10
9 5 1 Drew D 1 5 11
17 7 1 Lost L 3 10 16
45 24 11 Scored S 4 20 38
58 25 6 Conceded C 7 28 50
95% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
84% 89% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 63% 68%
54% 53% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 58% 49%
22% 11% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 32% 24%
11% 5% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
62% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 49%
22% 26% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 27%
22% 32% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 37% 32%
 
4.8 5.5 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 6.4 6.2
4.6 4.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.9 5.2
1.9 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.3 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
381 235 58 Total Shots T S 44 219 422
140 83 26 Shots on Target S O 7 74 138
32% 29% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 27% 28%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (15)
  • 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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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