Championship: Preston North End - Wigan Athletic match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Preston North End have harvested 14 of their 42 in total here at their precious home ground. Will they claim the win against Wigan Athletic?

Insights:
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (50) in Championship

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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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End's struggle is real here at Deepdale with only 14 points collected from 16 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-8.

The Preston coach Lowe and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Hull City (placed 13th). The goalie Woodman was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.1 out of ten. Woodman topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Luton Town that ended 1-1.

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 Preston North End have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Coventry City in only three days. This game is also played here at Deepdale.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Preston North End here at Deepdale in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 16 games). Preston have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

4-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wigan Athletic in their Championship matches away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Wigan Athletic's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Norwich City that finished 0-0. Hughes was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.65. The defender Hughes hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Bristol City.

Wigan Athletic 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, 7 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

Little scoring action? 5 league games in a row with this team have had zero, one or two goals.

Wigan Athletic find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wigan have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest past history featuring both these contenders is the Wigan Athletic - Preston North End 0-0 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Preston North End wins - draws - Wigan Athletic wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine duels.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
10 goals
PrestonC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals
Preston North EndE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
5 goals

Preston North End missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 15 32
11 3 0 Won W 0 4 7
9 5 1 Drew D 3 6 10
12 8 4 Lost L 2 5 15
28 10 1 Scored S 5 17 29
37 21 6 Conceded C 8 20 50
78% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 91%
53% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 72%
38% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 44%
16% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 22%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 16%
38% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 73% 62%
41% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 22%
44% 50% 80% Failed to Score F T 20% 13% 25%
 
4 4 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.7 4.5
5.7 5.1 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.9 4.5
2.2 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.5 11.9 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.8 10.3
3.4 3.3 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.9 2.7
26% 19% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 34%
 
13.5 12.5 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.7 10.7
3.7 3.5 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (50) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-21) in Championship

  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 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
6 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
7 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
8 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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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 Burnley 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
6 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
7 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
8 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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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.