Wigan Athletic vs Norwich City preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

Wigan Athletic - Norwich City in Championship: Statistics, teams, fixtures, tendencies and news. Check out our broad preview!

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (50) in Championship
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan Athletic nor Norwich City 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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Wigan Athletic form and stats

With 3 Championship wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Wigan Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The Wigan manager Maloney and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Bristol City (placed 16th). Tiehi (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Tiehi hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 42 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Huddersfield Town in a game that was won 1-0.

Gamblers who enjoy betting for low-scoring matches might be interested to know that this club have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Wigan Athletic here at The DW Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 16 games). Wigan Athletic have conceded 30 from these games.

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Norwich City form and stats

The visitors are W7-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Sargent, Sara and Dowell scored in Norwich City's previous match, the home game against Hull City that ended 3-1. Midfielder Sara was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.64. Sara scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 66 successful passes (of 76 total).

Prior to that match, the Norwich manager Wagner faced defeat when travelling to Bristol City and losing 0-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Norwich City are hosting Birmingham City in the Championship only three days away.

Norwich City have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Norwich have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Norwich City have won or drawn the last 5 matches (2-3-0) versus Wigan Athletic.

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other earlier this campaign: Norwich City - Wigan Athletic 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityJ. Sargent
J. Sargent
11 goals
WiganW. Keane
W. Keane
10 goals
Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
10 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Norwich City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 4 15 31
7 3 0 Won W 3 7 13
9 3 3 Drew D 0 2 6
15 10 2 Lost L 1 6 12
29 12 3 Scored S 5 21 43
50 30 7 Conceded C 3 16 36
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
74% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 71%
45% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 52%
23% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 23%
16% 25% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
65% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 55%
19% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 23%
23% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 26%
 
4.5 4.3 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 7.3 6.6
4.5 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.1
1.8 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.3 10.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 12.3 13.9
2.6 2.2 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 4.2
36% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 36% 33%
 
10.8 8.9 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 11.7 10.8
3.5 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the fewest points (12) at home in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (30) at home in Championship
  • 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 (-18) at home 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 31 20 9 2 62 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 14 8 4 2 26 14 35 69
2 Sheffield United 31 18 7 6 52 27 16 10 3 3 34 16 15 8 4 3 18 11 25 61
3 Middlesbrough 32 16 6 10 53 37 15 8 5 2 23 12 17 8 1 8 30 25 16 54
4 Luton Town 31 13 11 7 39 31 15 5 7 3 20 16 16 8 4 4 19 15 8 50
5 Sunderland 31 13 9 9 46 33 15 6 4 5 20 16 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 48
6 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
7 Millwall 30 13 7 10 36 30 14 8 4 2 21 9 16 5 3 8 15 21 6 46
8 Blackburn Rovers 31 14 4 13 33 37 14 9 1 4 20 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -4 46
9 Norwich City 31 13 6 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 7 2 6 21 16 7 45
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 31 11 9 11 33 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 0 42
12 Swansea City 31 11 9 11 45 46 15 7 2 6 25 21 16 4 7 5 20 25 -1 42
13 Hull City 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 3 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 41
14 Preston North End 31 11 8 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 15 8 3 4 18 16 -9 41
15 Reading 31 12 5 14 35 46 15 9 3 3 24 17 16 3 2 11 11 29 -11 41
16 Bristol City 31 10 10 11 41 40 17 6 5 6 21 18 14 4 5 5 20 22 1 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 9 13 33 43 16 5 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 15 20 -10 39
18 Birmingham City 31 10 8 13 36 40 17 5 5 7 20 20 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 38
19 Stoke City 31 10 7 14 36 38 16 5 4 7 20 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -2 37
20 Rotherham United 31 7 12 12 34 42 14 5 5 4 24 17 17 2 7 8 10 25 -8 33
21 Cardiff City 32 8 8 16 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -12 32
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 9 15 29 50 16 3 3 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 30
23 Huddersfield Town 31 7 7 17 28 42 15 5 3 7 14 15 16 2 4 10 14 27 -14 28
24 Blackpool 31 6 10 15 31 47 15 3 5 7 16 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -16 28

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  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 31 20 9 2 62 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 14 8 4 2 26 14 35 69
2 Sheffield United 31 18 7 6 52 27 16 10 3 3 34 16 15 8 4 3 18 11 25 61
3 Middlesbrough 32 16 6 10 53 37 15 8 5 2 23 12 17 8 1 8 30 25 16 54
4 Luton Town 31 13 11 7 39 31 15 5 7 3 20 16 16 8 4 4 19 15 8 50
5 Sunderland 31 13 9 9 46 33 15 6 4 5 20 16 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 48
6 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
7 Millwall 30 13 7 10 36 30 14 8 4 2 21 9 16 5 3 8 15 21 6 46
8 Blackburn Rovers 31 14 4 13 33 37 14 9 1 4 20 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -4 46
9 Norwich City 31 13 6 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 7 2 6 21 16 7 45
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 31 11 9 11 33 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 0 42
12 Swansea City 31 11 9 11 45 46 15 7 2 6 25 21 16 4 7 5 20 25 -1 42
13 Hull City 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 3 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 41
14 Preston North End 31 11 8 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 15 8 3 4 18 16 -9 41
15 Reading 31 12 5 14 35 46 15 9 3 3 24 17 16 3 2 11 11 29 -11 41
16 Bristol City 31 10 10 11 41 40 17 6 5 6 21 18 14 4 5 5 20 22 1 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 9 13 33 43 16 5 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 15 20 -10 39
18 Birmingham City 31 10 8 13 36 40 17 5 5 7 20 20 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 38
19 Stoke City 31 10 7 14 36 38 16 5 4 7 20 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -2 37
20 Rotherham United 31 7 12 12 34 42 14 5 5 4 24 17 17 2 7 8 10 25 -8 33
21 Cardiff City 32 8 8 16 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -12 32
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 9 15 29 50 16 3 3 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 30
23 Huddersfield Town 31 7 7 17 28 42 15 5 3 7 14 15 16 2 4 10 14 27 -14 28
24 Blackpool 31 6 10 15 31 47 15 3 5 7 16 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -16 28

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