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Championship | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2022 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
4 - 1
Wigan

Forss (26'), Akpom (49', 59', 90+3')
Hackney (79'), Smith (80')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Aasgaard (61')
Hughes (66')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 1-2 Sheff Utd
Monday, December 19 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 3-1 Wigan Athletic

Middlesbrough have sometimes failed to impress at home this season and their record at the Riverside Stadium will hand encouragement to Wigan. Nevertheless, Boro are a different team under Carrick and should eventually have too much quality for their struggling opponents. 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 59.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 17.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12%) and 2-1 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.15%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawWigan Athletic
59.01% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01) 23.83%17.15% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Both teams to score 44.45% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.11% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)54.88% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.82% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)76.17% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.62%18.38%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.48%49.51%
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.45% (0.011000000000003 0.01)45.54% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.64% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)81.36% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 58.99%
    Wigan Athletic 17.15%
    Draw 23.83%
MiddlesbroughDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 14.17% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 12% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.45% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 6.78% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 5.33%
4-0 @ 2.87% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 2.26%
3-2 @ 2.1%
5-0 @ 0.97%
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 58.99%
1-1 @ 11.15%
0-0 @ 8.37% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-2 @ 3.72% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.6%
Total : 23.83%
0-1 @ 6.58% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 4.39% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 2.59% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 1.15% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 0.97% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.47%
Total : 17.15%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Wigan

Middlesbrough
80.8%
Draw
11.5%
Wigan Athletic
7.7%
26
Head to Head
Oct 19, 2022 7.45pm
Wigan
1-4
Middlesbrough
Keane (34')
Jones (44'), Watmore (51'), Hackney (57'), Akpom (69' pen.)
Akpom (12')
Aug 20, 2019 7.45pm
Mar 2, 2019 3pm
Nov 10, 2018 3pm
Middlesbrough
2-0
Wigan
Hugill (38' pen., 44')
Flint (61')

Byrne (60'), Vaughan (87')
rhs 2.0
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