Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Nov 12, 2022 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
2 - 1
Blackpool

McClean (54'), Tilt (88')
Lang (45+4'), Bennett (81'), Shinnie (84')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Madine (34')
Carey (58'), Thompson (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Last Game: Coventry 2-0 Wigan
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Blackpool 0-3 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackpool

With both sides in poor form heading into this clash at the DW Stadium, it is difficult to know who will take the initiative and earn a vital three points at the bottom of the Championship. Wigan have been woeful at home so far this season but should be good enough to earn a draw with a diligent performance against Blackpool in this one. 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 41.64%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (8.1%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (10.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackpool
41.64% ( 0.11)	28.34% ( -0.03)	30.02% ( -0.08)

Both teams to score 45.59% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.58% (

0.07)

60.42% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.44% (

0.05)

80.56% (

-0.05)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.41% (

0.09)

28.59% (

-0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.61% (

0.11)

64.39% (

-0.11)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.85% (

-0.02)

36.16% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.06% (

-0.02)

72.94% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 41.64%

Blackpool 30.01%

Draw 28.33%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 12.94% 2-1 @ 8.24% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 8.1% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 3.44% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 3.38% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.75% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.08% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.06% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.65% Total : 41.64%	1-1 @ 13.16% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 10.33% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 4.19% ( 0) Other @ 0.64% Total : 28.33%	0-1 @ 10.51% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 6.7% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 5.35% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 2.27% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.81% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( 0) Other @ 1.94% Total : 30.01%