Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football English League Championship Preston North End - Wigan Athletic
Result
2:1
25/02/2023 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • ENGLAND: CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 34
  • Referee: Bramall T. (Eng)

Chances of winning


Preston North End
37.7%
Draw
31.3%
Wigan Athletic
31%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
47% 28.6% 24.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46.3% 29% 24.8%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Preston North End has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-9.3%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Preston North End's form might have worsened.
  • Wigan Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.6%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Wigan Athletic's recent form is better than expected.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+8.6%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Preston North End, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (-6.2%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Wigan Athletic, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.
  • Preston North End - Wigan Athletic Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.53
    (2.01)
    3.04
    (3.29)
    3.08
    (3.86)
    5%
    (6.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.00
  • What is the prediction for Preston North End - Wigan Athletic?
  • Users Predictions: 17 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 4 - 23.5%). Wigan will win (votes: 8 - 47.1%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 29.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Wigan: 23.4%70.8%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Team outsider and a mid-table team will meet during this match (ranked 14 and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League One).
    • Preston has the most likely position - 15 (10.41%), has project points - 59, has currently - 42, has a very small chance of relegated (2%), has a very small chance of prom. playoffs (2%), has a very small chance of promoted (<1%), has a very small chance of win league (<1%).
    • Wigan has the most likely position - 24 (22.99%), has project points - 46, has currently - 31, has a good chance of relegated (62%), has a very small chance of prom. playoffs (<1%), has a very small chance of promoted (<1%), has a very small chance of win league (<1%).
    • This event has quality 36, small importance 30, match rating 33. (0-100) (fivethirtyeight.com)
    • Last 5 head-to-head matches Preston won 2.
    • Preston is in bad shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 0).
    • Recent matches Wigan is playing unpredictable (in the last 5 games wins - 1).
    • Preston will have a small advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Preston: Leigh L. (Injury) Riis E. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Wigan: Kerr J. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Wigan: Rekik O. (Injury)
    • Last 8 head-to-head matches Preston won 4 matches, drawn 2 matches, lost 2 matches and goals 12-6.
    • Including matches at home between the teams Preston won 3 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 8-0.
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