Wigan Athletic will hope that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this strenuous meeting, against high-octane Sheffield United.
- Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Championship
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Championship
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Wigan Athletic form and stats
With 2 Championship wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Wigan Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Wigan Athletic shared the glory with Millwall in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Wigan Athletic won a home game hosting Blackpool (2-1).Wigan Athletic aren't scoring a lot here at The DW Stadium in the league, with only {8 goals} from 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wigan defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United form and stats
6-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield United in their Championship matches away. Having won their last three away games Sheffield United has no reason to fear anyone.
The Sheffield United goalkeeper Wesley Foderingham is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 232 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Sharp secured the home win 1-0 against Huddersfield Town in their previous game. Midfield player Norwood was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Norwood hit five key passes and had 84 successful passes (of 104 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cardiff City at their stadium, the result 1-0.Sheffield have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Sheffield United as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Wigan Athletic wins - draws - Sheffield United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. McBurnie 9 goals |  I. Ndiaye 9 goals |   W. Keane 8 goals |
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| Wigan Athletic | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 95% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 55% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 55% | 64% |
| 45% | 36% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 18% | 36% |
| 18% | 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 27% |
| 9% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 64% | 55% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 36% |
| 18% | 18% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 55% | 45% |
| 23% | 36% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 12.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.3 | 14.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 37% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 37% | 33% |
| 11.2 | 8.9 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.2 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Championship
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Wigan Athletic have the fewest points (9) at home in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home 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 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 20 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
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