Middlesbrough have taken 17 of their 30 in total here in their home stadium. Will they win more points against Wigan Athletic?
- Middlesbrough have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The total Championship stats playing at home this season for Middlesbrough are 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Middlesbrough are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Burnley. The first loss after going undefeated through five league rounds. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Akpom for missing a penalty kick versus Burnley in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Watmore, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best player for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 6.9 (out of 10). Watmore scored one goal.
Ahead of that match, Middlesbrough won a home game hosting Luton Town (2-1).A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.
There will be little rest for Middlesbrough after this match as they are travelling to Blackburn Rovers for a Championship game in only three days.
Middlesbrough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Wigan Athletic playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Wigan Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Sheffield United (1-2). Naylor got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, top player of the team. Naylor had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
Before that, Wigan Athletic travelled to Millwall and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.A new game in only three days for Wigan, the Championship home match versus Sunderland. Busy days.
Wigan Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Wigan Athletic in these games.
Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough have won or drawn the last 12 games (6-6-0) against Wigan Athletic.Wigan Athletic - Middlesbrough 1-4 was the result in these participants' previous head to head game, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Akpom 9 goals |   W. Keane 8 goals |  D. Watmore 5 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Middlesbrough | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 30 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 34 |
| 91% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 74% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 74% |
| 61% | 45% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 55% | 48% |
| 30% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 65% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 73% | 65% |
| 22% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 9% | 22% |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 12.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 40% | 31% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 37% |
| 9.1 | 7.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 13.5 | 11.2 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Middlesbrough have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 21 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
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