Championship

Championship | Gameweek 34

Feb 25, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Wigan

Johnson (53' pen.), Cannon (57')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Cunningham (27' og.)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Hull City 0-0 Preston
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Wigan 0-0 Norwich
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 37.12%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 35.16% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.95%) and 2-0 (6.77%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (10.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Wigan Athletic
37.12% ( -0.01)	27.72% ( 0)	35.16% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 48.62% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.78% (

-0)

57.22% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.93%

78.07% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.34% (

-0)

29.66% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.29% (

-0.01)

65.71% (

0.01)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.12% (

0.01)

30.88% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.83% (

0.01)

67.17% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 37.12%

Wigan Athletic 35.16%

Draw 27.72%

Preston North End	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 11.13% 2-1 @ 7.95% ( -0) 2-0 @ 6.77% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.22% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.74% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.89% 4-1 @ 0.98% ( -0) Other @ 2.44% Total : 37.12%	1-1 @ 13.08% 0-0 @ 9.16% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.67% Other @ 0.81% Total : 27.72%	0-1 @ 10.76% 1-2 @ 7.69% ( 0) 0-2 @ 6.32% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.01% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.48% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.83% Other @ 3.08% Total : 35.16%