England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Wigan Athletic, taking place on Saturday, 18 March 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormLast time out, Watford recorded an impressive 3-0 home win against Birmingham City. Their share of possession in that meeting was 51%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target, in contrast to Birmingham City, who had 8 shots on goal with 6 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Chris Wilder will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 7 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 5 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They are showing great consistency at Vicarage Road Stadium in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 home games. When playing at home this season, Watford has notched up a tally of 8 clean sheets, highlighting the struggle some of their opponents have had to break through on goal.
They have been performing well at Vicarage Road Stadium recently and are unbeaten in their last 6 home games.
Wigan Athletic, Recent FormA 1-1 draw against Coventry City will be viewed as a positive outcome for Wigan Athletic and a valuable point into the bargain. In that game they recorded 48 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 7 of their 17 shots on goal.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Shaun Maloney where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table, although he will still have one eye on his defence which have shipped 8 in the same period. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
An away win for Wigan Athletic is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 13 games.
Not many saw the outcome of the last meeting between these sides as a surprise, with Watford running out winners in a match that ended 0-1.
Watford have managed to keep a clean sheet against The Latics in each of their previous 2 meetings. Watford will be confident of finding the net in this one against The Latics, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 8 encounters between the two sides.
Watford has won the last 3 games they've played against Wigan in the league.
Watford manager Chris Wilder has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), João Ferreira (Hamstring), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Hassane Kamara (Hamstring), Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With Martin Kelly (Knee) being out for the rest of the season and Jason Kerr (Cruciate ligament) also unavailable in the shorter term, Wigan manager Shaun Maloney will be pleased to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Watford Playing at home | Wigan Athletic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 44' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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