The manager M. Bielsa Caldera looks to inspire Leeds United win against Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Leeds United fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Wigan Athletic's 22nd place in the table will show on the pitch.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Leeds United and Wigan Athletic.

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Leeds United form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 14 Championship games here at Elland Road for Leeds United, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Championship,. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Leeds United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Wigan Athletic (placed 22nd). Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Millwall.

Leeds United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found nine matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Wfive-Dtwo-Ltwo.

A decent goal production from Leeds United in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, Leeds United have conceded only 12 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

There's been little loot from Wigan Athletic's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Wigan Athletic only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws.

Wigan Athletic play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Leeds United (placed 1st). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday.

You'll want to know how Wigan Athletic managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in two away wins, zero draws and zero home wins.

The attacking power of Wigan Athletic when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Wigan Athletic have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Leeds United - Wigan Athletic 0-1 earlier this season. Leeds United-Wigan Athletic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Leeds United four wins, Wigan Athletic four wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedP. Bamford
P. Bamford
12 goals
Leeds UnitedJ. Harrison
J. Harrison
5 goals
Leeds UnitedE. Alioski
E. Alioski
5 goals

Leeds United missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leeds United Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 2 Played P 5 16 30
16 8 2 Won W 0 2 7
7 4 0 Drew D 1 4 8
7 3 0 Lost L 4 10 15
46 22 5 Scored S 3 14 28
27 13 0 Conceded C 10 26 44
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 93%
70% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 70%
33% 27% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 47%
17% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 23%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 7%
43% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 50%
40% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 20%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 37%
 
7.7 8 6.5 Corners For (avg) C F 7.8 6.2 6
4.5 3.8 1.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.6 5.8 5.1
1.6 1.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.1
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
497 256 31 Total Shots T S 61 178 339
159 84 15 Shots on Target S O 18 56 108
29% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 25% 26%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Leeds United has the most clean sheets (12)
  • Leeds United has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
  • Leeds United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Leeds United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (27)
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (15)
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (27)
  • 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 29 16 7 6 46 26 14 8 4 2 22 12 15 8 3 4 24 14 20 55
2 West Bromwich Albion 29 14 11 4 51 33 14 6 6 2 30 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 18 53
3 Nottingham Forest 29 14 9 6 40 28 14 7 3 4 18 15 15 7 6 2 22 13 12 51
4 Fulham 29 14 7 8 42 30 15 9 2 4 26 16 14 5 5 4 16 14 12 49
5 Brentford 29 14 5 10 44 22 14 8 3 3 25 10 15 6 2 7 19 12 22 47
6 Bristol City 29 13 8 8 43 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 15 7 4 4 23 22 3 47
7 Preston North End 29 13 7 9 42 34 15 10 2 3 31 18 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 46
8 Swansea City 29 12 9 8 34 33 15 7 3 5 19 16 14 5 6 3 15 17 1 45
9 Millwall 29 11 11 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 15 3 7 5 15 21 3 44
10 Blackburn Rovers 29 12 7 10 42 36 15 7 6 2 19 13 14 5 1 8 23 23 6 43
11 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
12 Sheffield Wednesday 29 12 6 11 40 33 14 6 4 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 42
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 29 11 6 12 41 38 15 6 2 7 22 19 14 5 4 5 19 19 3 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 29 11 5 13 47 53 15 6 4 5 29 27 14 5 1 8 18 26 -6 38
17 Middlesbrough 29 8 11 10 29 36 15 6 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 35
18 Birmingham City 29 9 7 13 35 46 14 5 3 6 20 21 15 4 4 7 15 25 -11 34
19 Huddersfield Town 29 8 8 13 33 45 15 4 5 6 16 21 14 4 3 7 17 24 -12 32
20 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
21 Charlton Athletic 29 7 9 13 37 41 15 5 5 5 20 18 14 2 4 8 17 23 -4 30
22 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 15 1 4 10 13 26 -17 26
23 Barnsley 29 5 9 15 35 54 15 4 6 5 24 29 14 1 3 10 11 25 -19 24
24 Luton Town 29 7 3 19 37 63 14 5 3 6 23 24 15 2 0 13 14 39 -26 24

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

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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.