Open game expected at The DW Stadium: Wigan Athletic vs Middlesbrough preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Championship, with both Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 22nd and the visitors in 18th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have collected 19 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-4-6.

Wigan Athletic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Preston North End (placed 6th). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Leeds United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wigan Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wigan Athletic as a small favourite), we find nine games. Wigan Athletic has won five of these, drawn two and lost two.

Wigan Athletic are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Cardiff City awaits in four days.

Wigan Athletic has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. On the other hand, Wigan Athletic have conceded 20 goals.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

There's been little loot from Middlesbrough's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Middlesbrough only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Middlesbrough have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for Middlesbrough, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Brentford in the Championship. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Blackburn Rovers.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Middlesbrough wins, four draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Middlesbrough are hosting Luton Town in the Championship only four days away.

Middlesbrough are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Middlesbrough have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Middlesbrough - Wigan Athletic 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Wigan Athletic, five draws and five wins for Middlesbrough. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughA. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
7 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Dunkley
C. Dunkley
6 goals
MiddlesbroughB. Assombalonga
B. Assombalonga
5 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 3 15 31
7 5 1 Won W 0 2 8
8 4 2 Drew D 3 5 12
16 6 0 Lost L 0 8 11
29 15 3 Scored S 5 16 32
46 20 1 Conceded C 5 25 40
94% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 94%
71% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 61%
48% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 35%
23% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 40% 29%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 13% 10%
52% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 48%
19% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 29%
35% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 29%
 
6.2 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5.3 5.2
5.2 4.5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.4 5.5
2.1 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
353 175 35 Total Shots T S 40 169 381
112 56 8 Shots on Target S O 15 53 110
26% 27% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 29%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (29)
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16)
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (27)

  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 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 31 16 7 8 46 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 16 8 3 5 24 16 17 55
3 Fulham 31 16 7 8 46 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 15 6 5 4 17 14 14 55
4 Nottingham Forest 31 15 9 7 43 30 15 8 3 4 20 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 13 54
5 Brentford 31 16 5 10 52 25 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 53
6 Preston North End 31 14 8 9 45 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 15 4 5 6 13 17 9 50
7 Bristol City 31 14 8 9 45 43 15 6 4 5 21 21 16 8 4 4 24 22 2 50
8 Cardiff City 31 11 13 7 43 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 16 3 7 6 21 31 0 46
9 Swansea City 31 12 10 9 37 37 16 7 3 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 46
10 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
11 Sheffield Wednesday 31 12 8 11 41 34 15 6 5 4 14 15 16 6 3 7 27 19 7 44
12 Blackburn Rovers 31 12 8 11 43 38 16 7 6 3 19 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 5 44
13 Derby County 31 11 10 10 38 41 16 9 5 2 23 11 15 2 5 8 15 30 -3 43
14 Hull City 31 11 7 13 43 44 16 6 2 8 23 24 15 5 5 5 20 20 -1 40
15 Birmingham City 31 11 7 13 40 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 40
16 Reading 31 10 9 12 37 35 15 6 2 7 20 19 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 11 5 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 15 5 1 9 18 28 -9 38
18 Middlesbrough 31 8 12 11 32 40 16 6 7 3 16 15 15 2 5 8 16 25 -8 36
19 Huddersfield Town 31 9 8 14 37 48 16 5 5 6 18 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -11 35
20 Stoke City 31 10 4 17 39 47 16 6 3 7 22 21 15 4 1 10 17 26 -8 34
21 Charlton Athletic 31 8 9 14 40 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 15 2 4 9 18 26 -5 33
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 8 16 29 46 15 5 4 6 15 20 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 29
23 Barnsley 31 5 10 16 37 57 16 4 7 5 25 30 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 25
24 Luton Town 31 7 3 21 37 66 15 5 3 7 23 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -29 24

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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 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 31 16 7 8 46 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 16 8 3 5 24 16 17 55
3 Fulham 31 16 7 8 46 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 15 6 5 4 17 14 14 55
4 Nottingham Forest 31 15 9 7 43 30 15 8 3 4 20 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 13 54
5 Brentford 31 16 5 10 52 25 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 53
6 Preston North End 31 14 8 9 45 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 15 4 5 6 13 17 9 50
7 Bristol City 31 14 8 9 45 43 15 6 4 5 21 21 16 8 4 4 24 22 2 50
8 Cardiff City 31 11 13 7 43 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 16 3 7 6 21 31 0 46
9 Swansea City 31 12 10 9 37 37 16 7 3 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 46
10 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
11 Sheffield Wednesday 31 12 8 11 41 34 15 6 5 4 14 15 16 6 3 7 27 19 7 44
12 Blackburn Rovers 31 12 8 11 43 38 16 7 6 3 19 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 5 44
13 Derby County 31 11 10 10 38 41 16 9 5 2 23 11 15 2 5 8 15 30 -3 43
14 Hull City 31 11 7 13 43 44 16 6 2 8 23 24 15 5 5 5 20 20 -1 40
15 Birmingham City 31 11 7 13 40 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 40
16 Reading 31 10 9 12 37 35 15 6 2 7 20 19 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 11 5 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 15 5 1 9 18 28 -9 38
18 Middlesbrough 31 8 12 11 32 40 16 6 7 3 16 15 15 2 5 8 16 25 -8 36
19 Huddersfield Town 31 9 8 14 37 48 16 5 5 6 18 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -11 35
20 Stoke City 31 10 4 17 39 47 16 6 3 7 22 21 15 4 1 10 17 26 -8 34
21 Charlton Athletic 31 8 9 14 40 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 15 2 4 9 18 26 -5 33
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 8 16 29 46 15 5 4 6 15 20 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 29
23 Barnsley 31 5 10 16 37 57 16 4 7 5 25 30 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 25
24 Luton Town 31 7 3 21 37 66 15 5 3 7 23 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -29 24

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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.