Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when West Bromwich Albion meet Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 07.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

West Bromwich Albion have claimed 29 of their 48 in total here in their own stadium fortress. Will they win more points versus Wigan Athletic?

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither West Bromwich Albion nor Wigan Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion have played 17 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

West Bromwich Albion lost their last game at Hull City (placed 13th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Swift (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.32/10. Swift hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 42 successful passes (of 47 total).

Before that, WBA had a home game versus Middlesbrough which ended with a victory 2-0.

Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 9 have seen two goals or less.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for West Bromwich Albion, as the Championship home game vs Huddersfield Town is only four days away.

West Bromwich Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 17 games. From these home matches, West Bromwich Albion have conceded only 15 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Playing away, Wigan Athletic have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Wigan delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Birmingham City (placed 19th) in their previous match. Midfielder Power was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Power dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 76 successful passes (of 88 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Preston North End's place.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wigan Athletic manager Maloney as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Burnley.

The visiting Wigan Athletic have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Wigan Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Wigan Athletic - WBA 1-1 was the result in these squads' latest head-to-head game, played this season. West Bromwich Albion-Wigan Athletic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: West Bromwich Albion three wins, Wigan Athletic four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
10 goals
West Bromwich AlbionD. Dike
D. Dike
5 goals
West Bromwich AlbionJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
5 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 16 34
13 8 2 Won W 0 4 7
9 5 1 Drew D 1 6 11
12 4 2 Lost L 3 6 16
44 24 8 Scored S 4 18 31
38 15 6 Conceded C 7 22 53
94% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
76% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 74%
32% 24% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 44%
18% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 21%
15% 18% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 15%
47% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 65%
35% 53% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 21%
24% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 24%
 
7 8.9 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.9 4.5
4.5 3.3 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 4.3
1.6 1.8 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.6 15.4 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.1 10.3
4.1 4.8 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 2.7
32% 29% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 38% 33%
 
10 7.9 5.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 12.3 10.6
3.1 2.5 1.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-22) 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 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 34 19 7 8 55 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 17 8 4 5 20 15 24 64
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
10 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
11 West Bromwich Albion 34 13 9 12 44 38 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 6 48
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
14 Bristol City 34 11 11 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 44
15 Reading 34 13 5 16 38 53 16 10 3 3 27 18 18 3 2 13 11 35 -15 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Wigan Athletic 34 7 11 16 31 53 18 3 5 10 13 31 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 32
24 Huddersfield Town 34 8 7 19 30 51 17 6 3 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 31

West Bromwich Albion:
Wigan Athletic:
Championship:
England:
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 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 34 19 7 8 55 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 17 8 4 5 20 15 24 64
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
10 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
11 West Bromwich Albion 34 13 9 12 44 38 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 6 48
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
14 Bristol City 34 11 11 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 44
15 Reading 34 13 5 16 38 53 16 10 3 3 27 18 18 3 2 13 11 35 -15 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Wigan Athletic 34 7 11 16 31 53 18 3 5 10 13 31 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 32
24 Huddersfield Town 34 8 7 19 30 51 17 6 3 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 31

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