The DW Stadium: Wigan Athletic vs Queens Park Rangers Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 08.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Wigan Athletic - Queens Park Rangers latest:

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 Queens Park Rangers.

QPR are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have collected 30 points from their Championship home games so far after 8-6-6. Wigan Athletic has recorded two wins in a row here at The DW Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Wigan Athletic in their previous match, an away game at Brentford that ended in defeat 0-3. Before that, Wigan Athletic had a home game versus Stoke City which ended with a victory 3-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Athletic as they are travelling to their away game against Barnsley in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 20 games. Athletic have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

The visitors are W7-D3-L10 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Two travels in a row for Queens Park Rangers, whose manager M. Warburton could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Middlesbrough. A loss against Fulham was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sheffield Wednesday in just three days.

QPR find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as QPR have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Queens Park Rangers - Wigan Athletic 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Athletic victory, three draws and six Queens Park Rangers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queens Park RangersJ. Hugill
J. Hugill
13 goals
Queens Park RangersE. Eze
E. Eze
12 goals
AthleticC. Dunkley
C. Dunkley
6 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
13 8 3 Won W 3 7 15
11 6 0 Drew D 0 3 8
17 6 3 Lost L 3 10 18
45 23 7 Scored S 8 22 60
53 22 8 Conceded C 8 30 66
93% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
71% 75% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 75% 80%
49% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 61%
22% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 20% 39%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 15%
44% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 61%
32% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 15%
32% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 29%
 
5.9 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.9 4.5
5.3 4.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.8 5.5
2 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
466 233 85 Total Shots T S 70 189 473
153 73 28 Shots on Target S O 19 63 164
29% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 35% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • 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 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
10 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
14 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

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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 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
10 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
14 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

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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.