BRISTOL. Bristol City and Wigan Athletic draw 1-1. R. Atkinson scored the first goal (37′) for Bristol City. A. Fletcher made it even (65′).
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Ian Cooper and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 5 Total 10
- 1 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 130 Attack 84
- 44 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 11
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Wigan Athletic to win the match.
Bristol City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (G. Tanner and Mark Sykes). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Nyambe, Jack Whatmough and James McClean).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Wigan Athletic will host Rotherham United on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
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90'
77'
Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary , George Tanner , Zak Vyner , Robert Atkinson , Cameron Pring , Matty James , Joe Williams , Andreas Weimann , Alex Scott , Anis Mehmeti and Harry Cornick .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Bell , Jay Dasilva, Tomáš Kalas, Andy King, Mark Sykes , Nahki Wells and Nikita Haikin.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: Harry Cornick for Nahki Wells (61′), A. Scott for Mark Sykes (77′) and Andreas Weimann for Samuel Bell (77′).
Best player: Robert Atkinson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Robert Atkinson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 61 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 15.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Shaun Maloney played with: Ben Amos , Tendayi Darikwa , Charlie Hughes , Jack Whatmough , Ryan Nyambe , Thelo Aasgaard , Max Power , Christ Junior Tiehi , James McClean , Danel Sinani and Ashley Fletcher .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Will Keane , Steven Caulker, Charlie Wyke, Tom Pearce , Jamie Jones, Tom Naylor and Callum Lang .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Thelo Aasgaard for Callum Lang (46′), Tendayi Darikwa for Tom Pearce (46′), Danel Sinani for Will Keane (46′) and Ashley Fletcher for Tom Naylor (79′).
Best player: Max Power
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Max Power.
His rating is with 42 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
- Swansea City – Blackpool – 2-1
- Sheffield United – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Preston North End – Luton Town – 1-1
- Bristol City – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
