Struggling Wigan Athletic will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying West Bromwich Albion in the upcoming league round. It’s 23rd vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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 West Bromwich Albion.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
4-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Wigan Athletic so far this season.
Wigan Athletic drew their last game, also a home match. West Bromwich Albion (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Luton Town.
Wigan Athletic has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (41) in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Championship. In general it has been a productive period now for West Bromwich Albion as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
West Bromwich Albion has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Wigan Athletic for a Championship game that ended a draw (1-1). That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Swansea City.
West Bromwich Albion have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. West Bromwich Albion are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wigan Athletic 4 wins, 2 draws and West Bromwich Albion 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Phillips
7 goals
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H. Robson-Kanu
6 goals
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C. Dunkley
5 goals
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Wigan Athletic missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Wigan Athletic | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 42 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 81% |
| 52% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 18% | 48% |
| 29% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 71% |
| 19% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 45% | 24% |
| 38% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 225 | 104 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 128 | 274 |
| 68 | 33 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 37 | 92 |
| 28% | 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | 46% |
- West Bromwich Albion has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (15)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals (41)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored more than double the goals of Wigan Athletic.
- West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (18)
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Hull City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
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