The home boss Richardson looks to inspire Wigan Athletic win versus Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

Neutral parties would believe there's a considerable difference in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Wigan Athletic in front of Crewe Alexandra by 37 points.

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Crewe Alexandra is in the worst form (0-1-5)

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have played 14 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Wigan's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Charlton Athletic (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Power got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Power hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Wigan Athletic lost 0-1 at Sheffield Wednesday's place.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Wigan Athletic home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, zero matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager Richardson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rotherham United in only three days.

The Wigan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have only collected 6 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-3-12 (16 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Crewe Alexandra, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Alexandra are travelling again after losing away to Accrington Stanley in their previous match (1-4). Uwakwe, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 6.8. Uwakwe hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Plymouth Argyle.

A quick return to home after this game, as Crewe Alexandra are hosting Portsmouth in the League One only four days away.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Crewe Alexandra rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior seven meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Wigan Athletic, one draw and three wins for Crewe Alexandra. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
15 goals
WiganC. Lang
C. Lang
9 goals
Wigan AthleticJ. McClean
J. McClean
6 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 16 31
18 8 3 Won W 0 1 5
5 3 0 Drew D 2 3 7
5 3 1 Lost L 2 12 19
50 21 8 Scored S 3 11 26
27 14 6 Conceded C 5 31 56
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
86% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 84%
57% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 44% 42%
21% 7% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 26%
14% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 16%
64% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 52%
32% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 13%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 39%
 
5.9 6.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.3 4.2
3.2 2.8 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.6 6
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.2 11.9 15 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.7 9.7
4.5 4.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 3.1
40% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 27%
 
9.5 8.7 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 19.2 16.1 14.9
2.6 2.3 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (6) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Crewe Alexandra is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Wigan Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wigan Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

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