Championship

Championship | Gameweek 18

Oct 29, 2022 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
0 - 1
Watford

Darikwa (14'), Shinnie (62')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Pedro (87')
Sierralta (42'), Choudhury (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Wigan Athletic and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Last Game: QPR 2-1 Wigan
Saturday, October 22 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Watford 4-0 Luton
Sunday, October 23 at 12pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-3 Watford

Watford have been inconsistent so far this season but have the ability to blow any side in the Championship away if they are on form. Wigan need to address a worrying home record if they are to avoid a relegation scrap on their return to the second tier, but the visit of Bilic's dangerous Hornets is not the best place to start an upturn in results at the DW Stadium. 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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 38.4%. A win for Watford had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.16%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (10.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Watford
38.4% ( 0.01)	27.49% ( -0.06)	34.11% ( 0.05)

Both teams to score 49.22% (

0.19)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.59% (

0.23)

56.41% (

-0.23)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.58% (

0.19)

77.43% (

-0.19)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.49% (

0.12)

28.51% (

-0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.72% (

0.15)

64.28% (

-0.15)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.85% (

0.15)

31.15% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.52% (

0.17)

67.48% (

-0.17)

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 38.4%

Watford 34.11%

Draw 27.48%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 11.14% ( -0.06) 2-1 @ 8.16% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 6.99% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 3.41% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 2.93% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.99% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.07% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 0.92% ( 0) Other @ 1.79% Total : 38.4%	1-1 @ 12.99% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 8.88% ( -0.08) 2-2 @ 4.76% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.85% Total : 27.48%	0-1 @ 10.35% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 7.58% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 6.04% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.95% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 2.35% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.85% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.99% Total : 34.11%