Season ticket holders at DW Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Wigan Athletic languishing in the 20th position so far. The guesting Brentford will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Wigan Athletic form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Wigan Athletic at their home stadium (DW Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The Wigan Athletic fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at DW Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Swansea City (placed 3rd). Preceding that game was the away draw at Bristol City that finished 2-2.
Wigan Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 attempts. Wigan Athletic have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brentford form and stats
4-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Brentford in their Championship matches away. Momentum is building for Brentford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The manager T. Frank was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground DW Stadium. Brentford suffered a 0-1 loss to Huddersfield Town (placed 18th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Queens Park Rangers with the score of 3-1.
Brentford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Wigan Athletic 1 win, 3 draws and Brentford 2 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 10 goals |   C. Dunkley 5 goals |  S. Benrahma 2 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Brentford missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 60% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 40% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 27% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 27% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 47% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brentford 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 | Preston North End | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Hull City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Brentford | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Derby County | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 8 |