Championship match prediction: Little separates Wigan Athletic and Preston North End in quality

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

Struggling Wigan Athletic will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Preston North End in the upcoming league round. It's 22nd vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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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 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Wigan Athletic are returning here after visiting Leeds United in a Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Nobody expected Wigan Athletic to beat Leeds United in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sheffield Wednesday.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Wigan Athletic, as the Championship home game vs Middlesbrough is only three days away.

Wigan Athletic has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Wigan Athletic have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

There's been little loot from Preston North End's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Championship. Preston North End only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

There were no winners in Preston North End's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 1-1 vs Swansea City (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Barnsley at their stadium, the result 3-0.

The schedule is very tough for Preston North End now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Stoke City is waiting in only four days.

The attacking power of Preston North End when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Preston North End have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Preston North End - Wigan Athletic 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Wigan Athletic two wins, one draw and Preston North End three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Preston North EndD. Johnson
D. Johnson
9 goals
Preston North EndT. Barkhuizen
T. Barkhuizen
7 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Dunkley
C. Dunkley
5 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Preston North End
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 6 Played P 4 14 30
7 5 1 Won W 3 3 13
8 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
15 5 4 Lost L 0 6 9
28 14 3 Scored S 6 11 43
44 18 10 Conceded C 1 16 35
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
70% 79% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 77%
47% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 21% 43%
23% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 23%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 13%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 53%
20% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 75% 29% 20%
37% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 30%
 
6 5.8 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 3.2 4.1 4.8
5.1 4.3 4.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.8 5.4 5.3
2.1 1.8 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.5
3 2 2 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
339 161 67 Total Shots T S 35 153 345
108 52 21 Shots on Target S O 13 45 114
26% 27% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 24% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End has the fewest scored goals (11) away
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (28)
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (15)
  • 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 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 24

Wigan Athletic:
Preston North End:
Championship:
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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 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 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.