Wigan Athletic fights Stoke City in Championship battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Championship, with both Wigan Athletic and Stoke City experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 17th place.

Wigan Athletic and Stoke City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have collected 24 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-6-6.

Wigan Athletic are confident in defense, having played 395 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The spoils were shared in Wigan Athletic's previous game, also at home. Visiting Luton Town (placed 23rd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting West Bromwich Albion.

Wigan Athletic has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Wigan Athletic have conceded 22 goals.

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Stoke City form and stats

There's been little loot from Stoke City's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Stoke City only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. Stoke City has drawn their two previous away games.

Impressive finishing from Tyrese Campbell, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Sam Clucas (2) and Nick Powell secured the home win 5-1 against Hull City in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Luton Town.

As you can tell from the results above, Stoke City was very dominant against Hull City, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Tyrese Campbell, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Sam Clucas (2) and Nick Powell providing the goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Stoke City have scored 20 goals in 18 league games away. In the opposite end, Stoke City have conceded 31 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Stoke City - Wigan Athletic 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Wigan Athletic victories, five draws and two Stoke City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
10 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
7 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Dunkley
C. Dunkley
6 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Stoke City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
10 6 1 Won W 2 4 12
11 6 4 Drew D 1 3 6
16 6 0 Lost L 3 11 19
38 18 5 Scored S 13 20 49
50 22 3 Conceded C 12 31 55
92% 89% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
68% 72% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 76%
49% 39% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 56% 57%
24% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 30%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 16%
49% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 51%
27% 33% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 24%
32% 28% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 39% 35%
 
6.2 5.9 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.8 4.8
5.2 4.6 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.2 4.2
2.1 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.3
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
422 203 47 Total Shots T S 62 183 442
138 64 13 Shots on Target S O 27 60 139
28% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 33% 35%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Stoke City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

Wigan Athletic:
Stoke City:
Championship:
England:
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 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.