Match preview Championship: Wigan Athletic - Fulham at The DW Stadium

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 22.July
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Wigan Athletic have their presumed home advantage while Fulham are ahead 22 points in the Championship table.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan Athletic nor Fulham 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.

Wigan Athletic can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. Fulham are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Wigan Athletic are 10-6-6 (wins-draw-losses). After failing to beat Luton Town here at The DW Stadium, Athletic has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Athletic travelled for their previous game, a trip to Charlton Athletic that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Athletic won a home game hosting Hull City (8-0).

The Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 32 in 22 matches. On the other hand, Wigan Athletic have conceded 22 goals.

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Fulham form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Fulham have produced an overall stat of 8-9-5 so far.

Impressive finishing from Bobby Reid, Neeskens Kebano (2) and Aleksandar Mitrović (2) secured the home win 5-3 against Sheffield Wednesday in their previous game. Before that, Fulham travelled to West Bromwich Albion and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Fulham, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Fulham are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 22 games (in the league). Fulham are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 21 times in 22 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Fulham - Athletic 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Athletic wins - draws - Fulham wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
26 goals
AthleticK. Moore
K. Moore
9 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
8 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Fulham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Fulham
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
15 10 2 Won W 3 8 23
13 6 1 Drew D 4 9 11
17 6 4 Lost L 0 5 11
56 32 7 Scored S 11 23 63
55 22 12 Conceded C 6 21 47
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
69% 73% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 59% 71%
49% 41% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 32% 44%
24% 18% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 9% 16%
7% 9% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 9% 11%
42% 41% 57% BTTS BTTS 86% 50% 47%
36% 45% 14% Clean Sheets C S 14% 32% 38%
31% 23% 29% Failed to Score F T 0% 32% 22%
 
5.7 5.9 5.9 Corners for (avg) C F 5.1 4.8 5.8
5.2 4.4 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.4 4.7
2 1.7 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.7 1.8
6 3 2 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
518 266 74 Total Shots T S 81 251 589
173 88 22 Shots on Target S O 29 88 206
32% 36% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (33)

  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 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 45 24 9 12 79 36 22 14 5 3 43 16 23 10 4 9 36 20 43 81
4 Fulham 45 23 11 11 63 47 23 15 2 6 40 26 22 8 9 5 23 21 16 80
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 45 18 16 11 65 58 22 10 9 3 32 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 7 70
7 Swansea City 45 17 16 12 58 52 23 10 5 8 27 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 6 67
8 Preston North End 45 18 11 16 58 53 23 12 4 7 39 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 5 65
9 Millwall 45 16 17 12 53 50 22 9 8 5 29 24 23 7 9 7 24 26 3 65
10 Blackburn Rovers 45 17 12 16 64 60 23 10 9 4 33 24 22 7 3 12 31 36 4 63
11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 59 64 22 8 6 8 29 32 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 62
12 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
13 Wigan Athletic 45 15 13 17 56 55 22 10 6 6 32 22 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 58
14 Queens Park Rangers 45 16 9 20 65 74 23 9 5 9 42 42 22 7 4 11 23 32 -9 57
15 Reading 45 15 11 19 58 54 22 7 4 11 25 30 23 8 7 8 33 24 4 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 45 15 11 19 57 64 22 7 7 8 18 28 23 8 4 11 39 36 -7 56
17 Stoke City 45 15 8 22 58 67 23 11 3 9 36 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -9 53
18 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
19 Middlesbrough 45 12 14 19 46 60 23 6 8 9 20 29 22 6 6 10 26 31 -14 50
20 Birmingham City 45 12 14 19 53 72 22 6 7 9 32 39 23 6 7 10 21 33 -19 50
21 Charlton Athletic 45 12 12 21 50 61 23 8 6 9 28 27 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 48
22 Luton Town 45 13 9 23 51 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 23 6 2 15 21 45 -29 48
23 Hull City 45 12 9 24 57 84 23 7 3 13 29 37 22 5 6 11 28 47 -27 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 45 24 9 12 79 36 22 14 5 3 43 16 23 10 4 9 36 20 43 81
4 Fulham 45 23 11 11 63 47 23 15 2 6 40 26 22 8 9 5 23 21 16 80
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 45 18 16 11 65 58 22 10 9 3 32 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 7 70
7 Swansea City 45 17 16 12 58 52 23 10 5 8 27 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 6 67
8 Preston North End 45 18 11 16 58 53 23 12 4 7 39 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 5 65
9 Millwall 45 16 17 12 53 50 22 9 8 5 29 24 23 7 9 7 24 26 3 65
10 Blackburn Rovers 45 17 12 16 64 60 23 10 9 4 33 24 22 7 3 12 31 36 4 63
11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 59 64 22 8 6 8 29 32 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 62
12 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
13 Wigan Athletic 45 15 13 17 56 55 22 10 6 6 32 22 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 58
14 Queens Park Rangers 45 16 9 20 65 74 23 9 5 9 42 42 22 7 4 11 23 32 -9 57
15 Reading 45 15 11 19 58 54 22 7 4 11 25 30 23 8 7 8 33 24 4 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 45 15 11 19 57 64 22 7 7 8 18 28 23 8 4 11 39 36 -7 56
17 Stoke City 45 15 8 22 58 67 23 11 3 9 36 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -9 53
18 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
19 Middlesbrough 45 12 14 19 46 60 23 6 8 9 20 29 22 6 6 10 26 31 -14 50
20 Birmingham City 45 12 14 19 53 72 22 6 7 9 32 39 23 6 7 10 21 33 -19 50
21 Charlton Athletic 45 12 12 21 50 61 23 8 6 9 28 27 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 48
22 Luton Town 45 13 9 23 51 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 23 6 2 15 21 45 -29 48
23 Hull City 45 12 9 24 57 84 23 7 3 13 29 37 22 5 6 11 28 47 -27 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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.