Evenly matched teams: Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 27.June
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

Struggling Wigan Athletic will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Blackburn Rovers in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Wigan Athletic at their home stadium (The DW Stadium) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Athletic, as their goalkeeper David Marshall has completely shut out the opponents for 485 minutes in the Championship.

Athletic are returning here after visiting Huddersfield Town in a Championship game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Anthony Pilkington and Jamal Lowe scored the goal(s). Before that, Athletic drew at home versus Luton Town.

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

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

Athletic has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Blackburn Rovers had fun at their own home (The DW Stadium) last time out, beating Bristol City 3-1. Adam Armstrong, Tosin Adarabioyo and Corry Evans scored. Prior to that match, the Blackburn manager T. Mowbray faced defeat when travelling to Derby County and losing 0-3.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Blackburn Rovers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Blackburn Rovers, two draws and eight defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Barnsley.

The travelling fans enjoy Blackburn's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 18 league matches away. Blackburn have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wigan Athletic - Blackburn Rovers 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Athletic won three, Blackburn Rovers won three and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
12 goals
Blackburn RoversB. Dack
B. Dack
9 goals
AthleticC. Dunkley
C. Dunkley
6 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 18 6 Played P 5 18 38
11 6 2 Won W 3 6 15
11 6 1 Drew D 1 3 11
16 6 3 Lost L 1 9 12
40 18 6 Scored S 7 28 55
50 22 10 Conceded C 4 29 46
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
68% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 89% 76%
47% 39% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 61% 53%
24% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 26%
5% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 28% 16%
47% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 61% 58%
29% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 32%
32% 28% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 18%
 
6.1 5.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.2 5
5.2 4.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.2 4.4
2.1 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.7 1.6
4 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
432 203 59 Total Shots T S 48 159 410
143 64 20 Shots on Target S O 19 61 145
28% 28% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 46% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (31)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 20 11 6 3 28 15 26 71
2 Leeds United 38 21 8 9 56 32 18 11 4 3 26 13 20 10 4 6 30 19 24 71
3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 19 11 5 3 37 15 20 8 4 8 30 18 34 66
4 Fulham 38 18 10 10 52 40 20 12 2 6 32 23 18 6 8 4 20 17 12 64
5 Nottingham Forest 38 16 13 9 49 39 18 8 4 6 20 19 20 8 9 3 29 20 10 61
6 Preston North End 38 16 9 13 51 46 19 11 3 5 35 24 19 5 6 8 16 22 5 57
7 Cardiff City 38 14 15 9 54 50 19 9 8 2 28 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 4 57
8 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 11 12 55 46 20 9 8 3 27 17 18 6 3 9 28 29 9 56
9 Swansea City 38 14 14 10 49 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 19 6 9 4 25 25 4 56
10 Bristol City 38 15 10 13 52 56 18 7 5 6 25 27 20 8 5 7 27 29 -4 55
11 Millwall 38 13 15 10 46 43 19 8 7 4 27 21 19 5 8 6 19 22 3 54
12 Derby County 38 14 12 12 52 51 19 10 7 2 28 13 19 4 5 10 24 38 1 54
13 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 8 16 58 63 20 8 5 7 37 34 18 6 3 9 21 29 -5 50
14 Reading 38 13 10 15 47 43 19 7 3 9 24 25 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 49
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 10 15 47 50 19 7 6 6 17 22 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 49
16 Birmingham City 38 12 12 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 20 6 7 7 21 28 -9 48
17 Wigan Athletic 38 11 11 16 40 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 20 5 5 10 22 28 -10 44
18 Stoke City 38 12 7 19 50 56 19 8 3 8 29 24 19 4 4 11 21 32 -6 43
19 Charlton Athletic 38 11 9 18 45 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 19 4 4 11 20 31 -9 42
20 Huddersfield Town 38 11 9 18 45 60 20 7 5 8 24 27 18 4 4 10 21 33 -15 42
21 Middlesbrough 38 9 14 15 37 50 20 6 8 6 18 22 18 3 6 9 19 28 -13 41
22 Hull City 38 11 8 19 49 64 20 6 3 11 27 34 18 5 5 8 22 30 -15 41
23 Barnsley 38 9 10 19 43 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 19 4 3 12 17 29 -19 37
24 Luton Town 38 10 6 22 44 72 19 7 5 7 28 28 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 36

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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 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 20 11 6 3 28 15 26 71
2 Leeds United 38 21 8 9 56 32 18 11 4 3 26 13 20 10 4 6 30 19 24 71
3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 19 11 5 3 37 15 20 8 4 8 30 18 34 66
4 Fulham 38 18 10 10 52 40 20 12 2 6 32 23 18 6 8 4 20 17 12 64
5 Nottingham Forest 38 16 13 9 49 39 18 8 4 6 20 19 20 8 9 3 29 20 10 61
6 Preston North End 38 16 9 13 51 46 19 11 3 5 35 24 19 5 6 8 16 22 5 57
7 Cardiff City 38 14 15 9 54 50 19 9 8 2 28 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 4 57
8 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 11 12 55 46 20 9 8 3 27 17 18 6 3 9 28 29 9 56
9 Swansea City 38 14 14 10 49 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 19 6 9 4 25 25 4 56
10 Bristol City 38 15 10 13 52 56 18 7 5 6 25 27 20 8 5 7 27 29 -4 55
11 Millwall 38 13 15 10 46 43 19 8 7 4 27 21 19 5 8 6 19 22 3 54
12 Derby County 38 14 12 12 52 51 19 10 7 2 28 13 19 4 5 10 24 38 1 54
13 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 8 16 58 63 20 8 5 7 37 34 18 6 3 9 21 29 -5 50
14 Reading 38 13 10 15 47 43 19 7 3 9 24 25 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 49
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 10 15 47 50 19 7 6 6 17 22 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 49
16 Birmingham City 38 12 12 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 20 6 7 7 21 28 -9 48
17 Wigan Athletic 38 11 11 16 40 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 20 5 5 10 22 28 -10 44
18 Stoke City 38 12 7 19 50 56 19 8 3 8 29 24 19 4 4 11 21 32 -6 43
19 Charlton Athletic 38 11 9 18 45 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 19 4 4 11 20 31 -9 42
20 Huddersfield Town 38 11 9 18 45 60 20 7 5 8 24 27 18 4 4 10 21 33 -15 42
21 Middlesbrough 38 9 14 15 37 50 20 6 8 6 18 22 18 3 6 9 19 28 -13 41
22 Hull City 38 11 8 19 49 64 20 6 3 11 27 34 18 5 5 8 22 30 -15 41
23 Barnsley 38 9 10 19 43 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 19 4 3 12 17 29 -19 37
24 Luton Town 38 10 6 22 44 72 19 7 5 7 28 28 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 36

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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.