Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Jul 30, 2022 at 3pm UK

The DW Stadium

Wigan
0 - 0
Preston

Power (28'), Darikwa (59')

Browne (42'), Hughes (46'), Woodburn (76')
Evans (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Wigan Athletic

Last Six:

Last Game: Wigan 4-1 Sheff Weds
Saturday, July 23 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0
23	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0
24	Huddersfield Town	1	-1	0

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 1-2 Leicester
Saturday, July 23 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Norwich City	0	0	0
13	Preston North End	0	0	0
14	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-2 Preston North End

Preston have made a number of smart additions to their side in the summer, and we think that their established players, as well as their new signings, could prove too strong for a Wigan side who are looking to adapt quickly to Championship football. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 44.58%. A win for Preston North End has a probability of 27.86% and a draw has a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win is 1-0 with a probability of 12.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (8.67%) and 2-1 (8.65%). The likeliest Preston North End win is 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.9%).

Result
Wigan Athletic	Draw	Preston North End
44.58% ( -0.03)	27.56% ( -0.04)	27.86% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 46.63% (

0.16)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.44% (

0.18)

58.56% (

-0.18)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.87% (

0.14)

79.13% (

-0.14)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.84% (

0.07)

26.16% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.76% (

0.09)

61.24% (

-0.09)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.15% (

0.16)

36.85% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.36% (

0.16)

73.64% (

-0.15)

Score Analysis

Wigan Athletic 44.57%

Preston North End 27.86%

Draw 27.56%

Wigan Athletic	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.92% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 8.67% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 8.65% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 3.87% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.87% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.93% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.3% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.3% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.06% Total : 44.57%	1-1 @ 12.9% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 9.64% ( -0.07) 2-2 @ 4.32% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.56%	0-1 @ 9.62% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 6.44% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 4.8% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 2.14% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.6% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.44% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.81% Total : 27.86%