Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
1 - 0
Wigan

Ndiaye (8')
Fleck (86'), Ahmedhodzic (90+3')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Tiehi (39')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Norwich 0-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Last Game: Wigan 1-0 QPR
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Sheffield United 2-0 Wigan Athletic

With Wigan on a three-match undefeated streak, it would be naive to write off the visitors. Nevertheless, Sheffield United sense an opportunity to move further clear of Middlesbrough, leading us to back a professional performance and win for the home side. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 64.22%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 15.17%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.42%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.8%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Wigan Athletic
64.22% ( 0.6)	20.61% ( -0.12)	15.17% ( -0.48)

Both teams to score 49.87% (

-0.73)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.65% (

-0.4)

45.34% (

0.4)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.32% (

-0.38)

67.68% (

0.38)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.6% (

0.05)

13.4% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.67% (

0.11)

40.33% (

-0.11)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.59% (

-0.88)

42.41% (

0.88)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.21% (

-0.77)

78.78% (

0.77)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 64.21%

Wigan Athletic 15.17%

Draw 20.61%

Sheffield United	Draw	Wigan Athletic
2-0 @ 11.47% ( 0.24) 1-0 @ 11.42% ( 0.22) 2-1 @ 9.85% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 7.69% ( 0.18) 3-1 @ 6.6% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 3.86% ( 0.09) 4-1 @ 3.32% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.83% ( -0.07) 5-0 @ 1.55% ( 0.04) 4-2 @ 1.42% ( -0.03) 5-1 @ 1.33% ( 0) Other @ 2.87% Total : 64.21%	1-1 @ 9.8% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 5.68% ( 0.1) 2-2 @ 4.22% ( -0.12) Other @ 0.9% Total : 20.61%	0-1 @ 4.87% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 4.2% ( -0.13) 0-2 @ 2.09% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 1.21% ( -0.06) 1-3 @ 1.2% ( -0.07) Other @ 1.6% Total : 15.17%