Championship duel: Close contest expected between Wigan Athletic and Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 30.June
Match begins: 18:45 (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 17th and the visitors in 20th place.

It's no vacation for neither Athletic nor Stoke 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

When playing at home in the Championship, Wigan Athletic have managed 7 wins, 6 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 19 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Athletic, as their goalkeeper David Marshall has completely shut out the opponents for 575 minutes in the Championship.

A nice win for Wigan Athletic last time playing, versus Blackburn Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Michael Jacobs and Lee Evans scoring for the victors. A strong away win before that one, visiting Huddersfield Town and winning 2-0.

The manager P. Cook will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brentford in only four days.

Wigan Athletic has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-4-11 (19 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Stoke who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Stoke City's previous game was their home loss versus Middlesbrough (0-2). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Reading.

A new game in only four days for Stoke City, the Championship home match versus Barnsley. Busy days.

Stoke City have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. Stoke City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 32 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Stoke City - Athletic 2-1 played earlier this season. 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
39 19 5 Played P 6 19 39
12 7 1 Won W 2 4 12
11 6 4 Drew D 1 4 7
16 6 0 Lost L 3 11 20
42 20 5 Scored S 13 21 50
50 22 3 Conceded C 12 32 58
92% 89% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 90%
69% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 68% 77%
46% 37% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 53% 54%
23% 16% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 32% 28%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 16% 15%
46% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 51%
31% 37% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 16% 23%
31% 26% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 37% 36%
 
6 5.8 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.9 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 1.5 1.3
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
445 216 47 Total Shots T S 62 194 474
146 67 13 Shots on Target S O 27 63 147
29% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 33% 34%
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)
  • Wigan Athletic is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 39 22 8 9 59 32 19 12 4 3 29 13 20 10 4 6 30 19 27 74
2 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 20 11 6 3 28 15 26 71
3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 19 11 5 3 37 15 20 8 4 8 30 18 34 66
4 Nottingham Forest 39 17 13 9 52 40 19 9 4 6 23 20 20 8 9 3 29 20 12 64
5 Fulham 39 18 10 11 52 43 20 12 2 6 32 23 19 6 8 5 20 20 9 64
6 Cardiff City 39 15 15 9 57 51 19 9 8 2 28 17 20 6 7 7 29 34 6 60
7 Preston North End 39 16 9 14 52 49 20 11 3 6 36 27 19 5 6 8 16 22 3 57
8 Derby County 39 15 12 12 54 52 20 11 7 2 30 14 19 4 5 10 24 38 2 57
9 Blackburn Rovers 39 15 11 13 55 48 20 9 8 3 27 17 19 6 3 10 28 31 7 56
10 Swansea City 39 14 14 11 49 46 20 8 5 7 24 21 19 6 9 4 25 25 3 56
11 Millwall 39 13 16 10 46 43 19 8 7 4 27 21 20 5 9 6 19 22 3 55
12 Bristol City 39 15 10 14 53 58 19 7 5 7 26 29 20 8 5 7 27 29 -5 55
13 Sheffield Wednesday 39 14 10 15 49 51 19 7 6 6 17 22 20 7 4 9 32 29 -2 52
14 Queens Park Rangers 39 14 8 17 58 64 20 8 5 7 37 34 19 6 3 10 21 30 -6 50
15 Reading 39 13 10 16 48 45 19 7 3 9 24 25 20 6 7 7 24 20 3 49
16 Birmingham City 39 12 13 14 51 60 19 6 6 7 30 32 20 6 7 7 21 28 -9 49
17 Wigan Athletic 39 12 11 16 42 50 19 7 6 6 20 22 20 5 5 10 22 28 -8 47
18 Charlton Athletic 39 12 9 18 46 54 20 8 5 7 26 23 19 4 4 11 20 31 -8 45
19 Middlesbrough 39 10 14 15 39 50 20 6 8 6 18 22 19 4 6 9 21 28 -11 44
20 Stoke City 39 12 7 20 50 58 20 8 3 9 29 26 19 4 4 11 21 32 -8 43
21 Hull City 39 11 9 19 52 67 20 6 3 11 27 34 19 5 6 8 25 33 -15 42
22 Huddersfield Town 39 11 9 19 46 63 20 7 5 8 24 27 19 4 4 11 22 36 -17 42
23 Luton Town 39 11 6 22 45 72 19 7 5 7 28 28 20 4 1 15 17 44 -27 39
24 Barnsley 39 9 11 19 43 62 20 5 8 7 26 33 19 4 3 12 17 29 -19 38

Wigan Athletic:
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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 39 22 8 9 59 32 19 12 4 3 29 13 20 10 4 6 30 19 27 74
2 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 20 11 6 3 28 15 26 71
3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 19 11 5 3 37 15 20 8 4 8 30 18 34 66
4 Nottingham Forest 39 17 13 9 52 40 19 9 4 6 23 20 20 8 9 3 29 20 12 64
5 Fulham 39 18 10 11 52 43 20 12 2 6 32 23 19 6 8 5 20 20 9 64
6 Cardiff City 39 15 15 9 57 51 19 9 8 2 28 17 20 6 7 7 29 34 6 60
7 Preston North End 39 16 9 14 52 49 20 11 3 6 36 27 19 5 6 8 16 22 3 57
8 Derby County 39 15 12 12 54 52 20 11 7 2 30 14 19 4 5 10 24 38 2 57
9 Blackburn Rovers 39 15 11 13 55 48 20 9 8 3 27 17 19 6 3 10 28 31 7 56
10 Swansea City 39 14 14 11 49 46 20 8 5 7 24 21 19 6 9 4 25 25 3 56
11 Millwall 39 13 16 10 46 43 19 8 7 4 27 21 20 5 9 6 19 22 3 55
12 Bristol City 39 15 10 14 53 58 19 7 5 7 26 29 20 8 5 7 27 29 -5 55
13 Sheffield Wednesday 39 14 10 15 49 51 19 7 6 6 17 22 20 7 4 9 32 29 -2 52
14 Queens Park Rangers 39 14 8 17 58 64 20 8 5 7 37 34 19 6 3 10 21 30 -6 50
15 Reading 39 13 10 16 48 45 19 7 3 9 24 25 20 6 7 7 24 20 3 49
16 Birmingham City 39 12 13 14 51 60 19 6 6 7 30 32 20 6 7 7 21 28 -9 49
17 Wigan Athletic 39 12 11 16 42 50 19 7 6 6 20 22 20 5 5 10 22 28 -8 47
18 Charlton Athletic 39 12 9 18 46 54 20 8 5 7 26 23 19 4 4 11 20 31 -8 45
19 Middlesbrough 39 10 14 15 39 50 20 6 8 6 18 22 19 4 6 9 21 28 -11 44
20 Stoke City 39 12 7 20 50 58 20 8 3 9 29 26 19 4 4 11 21 32 -8 43
21 Hull City 39 11 9 19 52 67 20 6 3 11 27 34 19 5 6 8 25 33 -15 42
22 Huddersfield Town 39 11 9 19 46 63 20 7 5 8 24 27 19 4 4 11 22 36 -17 42
23 Luton Town 39 11 6 22 45 72 19 7 5 7 28 28 20 4 1 15 17 44 -27 39
24 Barnsley 39 9 11 19 43 62 20 5 8 7 26 33 19 4 3 12 17 29 -19 38

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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.