Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 19, 2022 at 8pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

Broadhead (65')
Tilt (15')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Egan (8'), Sharp (56')
Sharp (15'), Egan (40'), Clark (67')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Last Game: Millwall 1-1 Wigan
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Huddersfield
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Wigan Athletic 0-2 Sheffield United

Having won each of their last three away matches on the road without conceding a goal, Sheffield United should have too much class for Wigan. The Latics appeared improved under Toure's management last weekend, but there is little doubt that they face a step up in class in the Ivorian's second game. 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 47.35%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 25.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.42%) and 1-2 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 1-0 (9.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Sheffield United
25.36% ( 0.37)	27.29% ( 0.18)	47.35% ( -0.54)

Both teams to score 45.6% (

-0.16)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.01% (

-0.37)

58.98% (

0.37)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.54% (

-0.29)

79.46% (

0.28)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.79% (

0.12)

39.21% (

-0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.07% (

0.11)

75.92% (

-0.12)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.02% (

-0.42)

24.98% (

0.42)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.37% (

-0.59)

59.62% (

0.59)

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 25.36%

Sheffield United 47.34%

Draw 27.28%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 9.17% ( 0.16) 2-1 @ 5.95% ( 0.05) 2-0 @ 4.29% ( 0.09) 3-1 @ 1.86% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 1.34% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 1.29% Other @ 1.46% Total : 25.36%	1-1 @ 12.71% ( 0.06) 0-0 @ 9.79% ( 0.14) 2-2 @ 4.13% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.65% Total : 27.28%	0-1 @ 13.58% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 9.42% ( -0.1) 1-2 @ 8.82% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 4.36% ( -0.1) 1-3 @ 4.08% ( -0.08) 2-3 @ 1.91% ( -0.03) 0-4 @ 1.51% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 1.42% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.24% Total : 47.34%