Wigan vs Nottingham Forest
Championship· Regular Season - 3
LLWLGoals 14-12
WWLLGoals 8-15

DW Stadium, Wigan · Capacity 25,138 · grass · Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 2'Nick Powell (L. Evans)
- 10'Matty Cash (João Carvalho)
- 29'Ben Osborn
- 30'W. Grigg
- 45'Adlène Guédioura (Ben Watson)
- 54'João Carvalho (El Arbi Hillel Soudani)
- 65'Joe Lolley (Jack Robinson)
- 69'Jack Colback
- 75'Nick Powell (Callum Connolly)
- 76'W. Grigg (James Vaughan)
- 87'D. Fox
- 87'James Vaughan
- 88'Ben Watson
- 88'Sam Morsy
- 89'G. Massey (Nathan Byrne)
- 90+1'El Arbi Hillel Soudani
Lineups
4-2-3-14-2-3-1
WiganNottingham Forest
- 1.4
- Goals/game
- 0.8
- 1.2
- Conceded/game
- 1.5
Match trends
- Wigan have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
2Wigan wins
2Draws
4Nottingham Forest wins
7-11Goals
1–0Dec 29, 2019, 3:00 PM
1–0Oct 20, 2019, 1:00 PM
3–1Jan 26, 2019, 3:00 PM
0–0Feb 25, 2017, 3:00 PM
2–0Jan 7, 2017, 3:00 PM
4–3Aug 20, 2016, 2:00 PM
3–0Feb 11, 2015, 7:45 PM
0–0Sep 30, 2014, 6:45 PM
Pre-match comparison
1.4Goals scored per game0.8
1.2Goals conceded per game1.5
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Geoff Eltringham
3.68Yellow cards / game
0.08Red cards / game
0.08Penalties scored / game
Based on 25 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Wigan
0-15'
0%
16-30'
20%
31-45'
20%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
40%
76-90+'
20%
Nottingham Forest
0-15'
33.3%
16-30'
66.7%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
0%
Match statistics
49%Possession51%
—Expected goals (xG)—
4Shots on target4
17Total shots9
8Shots off target1
5Blocked shots4
13Shots inside the box7
4Shots outside the box2
8Corners14
0Offsides2
18Fouls18
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
315Total passes329
192Accurate passes200
61%Pass accuracy61%
Player ratings
- 1L. EvansWigan🅰️ 18.1
- 2El Arbi Hillel SoudaniNottingham Forest⚽ 17.5
- 3Matty CashNottingham Forest⚽ 17.3
- 4C. DunkleyWigan7.2
- 5W. GriggWigan⚽ 17.1
- 6Reece JamesWigan7.0
Box score
Wigan
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes69%
Tackles1
Duels64%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes59%
Tackles1
Duels55%
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Shots0/4 on target
Passes77%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes48%
Tackles—
Duels83%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes66%
Tackles1
Duels33%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes74%
Tackles1
Duels75%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes26%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles2
Duels46%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes50%
Tackles1
Duels73%
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Shots1/4 on target
Passes39%
Tackles1
Duels29%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes48%
Tackles—
Duels80%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes20%
Tackles1
Duels60%
Nottingham Forest
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes50%
Tackles1
Duels46%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes36%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes68%
Tackles—
Duels22%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels38%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes61%
Tackles—
Duels62%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels54%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes55%
Tackles1
Duels65%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes57%
Tackles2
Duels40%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes57%
Tackles1
Duels27%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels67%
Bench (7)
More stats
Shots0/0 on target
Passes65%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots2/4 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Wigan vs Nottingham Forest played?+
The match is played at DW Stadium, Wigan (capacity 25,138).
What time does Wigan vs Nottingham Forest kick off?+
Kickoff is at Aug 18, 2018, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).
























