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Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic meet at Ewood Park, in a match for the 37th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 11-28-2018, Wigan Athletic won at home (3-1). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 03-04-2018 , for League One, the two teams tied for (2-2). A. Armstrong (6 ‘) and E. Bennett (17’) scored the goals of the game, for Blackburn Rovers, and M. Power (73 ‘) and W. Grigg (63’), for Wigan Athletic. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Blackburn Rovers:
After 11 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 17th position, with 44 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Preston North End by (0-1), after in the previous match they have lost (3-2) an away match against Rotherham United. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. For the league, Blackburn Rovers won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (11 out of 18 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 18 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Blackburn Rovers starts for this game with a defeat, by 0-1, in the reception to Preston, adding in this way the seventh meeting followed without winning in this competition. We remember that the locals were defeated in the last three games at home. Coach Tony Mowbray must play in his usual tactical scheme, favoring the maintenance of possession of the ball and slow attacks, looking in most cases the offensive reference Danny Graham. On the other hand, Dack is the highlight of this Blackburn Rovers team, with 11 goals and 5 assists. For this game the coach does not have Gladwin and Rodwell, both injured.
Wigan Athletic:
The away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Derby County, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Reading (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 30 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 away league matches Wigan Athletic has a record of 3 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 16 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 18 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Wigan Athletic comes to this match with a 3-2 defeat in the move to the Reading arena, registering the sixth consecutive game without beating in this competition: the goals of the team were marked by Garner and Powell. The visiting team presents an unattractive style of play for the general public, benefiting the defensive organization and the in-depth passes for the attack. On an individual level we highlight Josh Windass, one of the best Wigan Athletic scorers, with 5 goals scored. The entire template will be available for this game.
Blackburn vs Wigan head to head matches
28.11.18 CHA Wigan Blackburn 3 : 1
04.03.18 LO Blackburn Wigan 2 : 2
28.10.17 LO Wigan Blackburn 0 : 0
04.03.17 CHA Blackburn Wigan 1 : 0
13.08.16 CHA Wigan Blackburn 3 : 0