England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Preston North End and Wigan Athletic, taking place on Saturday, 25 February 2023, at Deepdale in Preston.
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Preston North End, Recent FormPreston North End will not be too disappointed to take a point from their 0-0 result against Hull City last time out. Their share of possession in that meeting was 48%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 0 of which were on target, in contrast to Hull City, who had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 4, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 11 goals and some valuable points in the process. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
A home win for Preston North End is just a distant memory, having not won at Deepdale in 6 games.
Wigan Athletic, Recent FormA 0-0 draw against Norwich City will be viewed as a positive outcome for Wigan Athletic and a valuable point into the bargain. They came away from that fixture with a 35% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Norwich City, who managed 9 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
Having conceded 4 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 7 points. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games. Given that they have scored in 13 of their away games this season, their travelling support will be feeling optimistic about a good result whenever they are on their travels.
There will be mixed feelings from The Latics, having been undefeated in their last 3 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.
Will Keane will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Preston North End in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Wigan Athletic.
The previous match between these two ended without a goal and a share of the spoils, so it wasn't one to remember on that occasion.
Preston have managed to keep a clean sheet against The Latics in each of their previous 3 meetings at Deepdale. The Latics defence has struggled at Deepdale, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 14 visits.
In the league, Preston has a good track record when they host Wigan, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
There is only really one injury concern for the Preston manager Ryan Lowe ahead of this clash, with Emil Riis (Cruciate ligament) missing out, which gives Lowe a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With Jason Kerr (Cruciate ligament) and Omar Rekik (Knock) both unavailable and Martin Kelly (Knee) being out for the rest of the season, Wigan manager Shaun Maloney will be glad to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Preston North End Playing at home | Wigan Athletic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 44' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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