WIGAN. Bristol City and Wigan Athletic draw 1-1. A. Weimann scored the first goal (6′) for Bristol City. W. Keane equalized (67′). Wigan Athletic was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the help of George Byrne and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.5 degrees Celsius or 88.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 3 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 99
- 45 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a superior ball possession 57% while Bristol City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Wigan Athletic to win the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (J. Bennett). On the opposite side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (R. Atkinson and T. Klose).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Wigan Athletic has 2 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. On the opposite side, Bristol City has 0 points (23rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Wigan Athletic will play away with Swansea City on the 5th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Bristol City will play away agasint Middlesbrough on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
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18'
67'
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Tendayi Darikwa , Jack Whatmough , Jason Kerr , Joe Bennett , Max Power , Tom Naylor , Callum Lang , Will Keane , James McClean and Josh Magennis .
The home team had on the bench: Thelo Aasgaard , Ryan Nyambe , Tom Pearce, Graeme Shinnie, Stephen Humphrys, Nathan Broadhead and Jamie Jones .
Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of J. Jones (injured).
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: J. Bennett for T. Aasgaard (46′), B. Amos for J. Jones (54′), J. Magennis for N. Broadhead (76′) and T. Darikwa for R. Nyambe (77′).
Best player: Will Keane
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Will Keane.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , Zak Vyner , Kal Naismith , Robert Atkinson , Mark Sykes , Joe Williams , Alex Scott , Jay Dasilva , Tommy Conway , Andreas Weimann and Chris Martin .
These were the players on the bench: Cameron Pring, Andy King , Kane Wilson, Timm Klose , Nahki Wells , George Tanner and Max O’Leary.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: R. Atkinson for T. Klose (63′), A. Scott for A. King (72′) and T. Conway for N. Wells (72′).
Best player: Andreas Weimann
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Andreas Weimann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Bristol City – 1-1
- Sunderland – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
- Rotherham United – Reading – 4-0
- Millwall – Coventry City – 3-2
- Luton Town – Preston North End – 0-1
- Hull City – Norwich City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stoke City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Blackpool – Swansea City – 0-1
