Derby County and Wigan Athletic face at iPro Stadium, in a match for the 33th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 08‑12‑2018, Derby County got an away win by (0‑1). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.
Analysis of Derby County
The home team faces Wigan Athletic, in a match for the 33 round, which had been delayed, after 14 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses in the league so far. 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 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 14 conceded. For the league, Derby County won 18 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 16 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 18 of their 34 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 5.
Derby County comes for this game with a 4-0 defeat against Aston Villa, adding to their third consecutive loss in the championship. In the last game inside doors, the house team lost in front of Millwall. In this match against Wigan, the coach Frank Lampard should keep the team in 4-3-3 in favor of maintaining possession and organized atacks: Duane Holmes is the great organizer of the offensive process. On the other hand, the wing Harry Wilson is the highlight of Derby County with 10 goals and 2 assists. For this game the coach can not count on Davies, Bryson, Andy King and Bryson, all injured.
Confirmed Lineup: S. Carson, J. Bogle, F. Tomori, S. Malone, R. Keogh, H. Wilson, B. Johnson, T. Huddlestone, M. Waghorn, J. Marriott, F. Jozefzoon.
Coach: F. Lampard.
Analysis of Wigan Athletic
The away team plays against Derby County a match for the 33 round, which had been delayed, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses in the league so far. 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 8 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 13 conceded. 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.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 14 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 17 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 16 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 13 goals between minutes (31'‑45').
Wigan Athletic comes for this match with a 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough, thus making their sixth straight winless encounter. In spite of this good phase, it is important to emphasize that the visitors won only 1 of 16 matches played out of doors. The strategy used by the coach Paul Cook for this game is more than designed, that is, to defend with the nearby sectors and look for the spaces in the middle of the opponent field to counterattack. In the midfield will be Josh Windass, one of the best Wigan Athletic scorers with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
Confirmed Lineup: J. Jones, D. Fox, C. Dunkley, C. Kipre, R. James, N. Byrne, Sam Morsy, L. Evans, M. Jacobs, G. Massey, L. Clarke.
Derby -0.5 @2.10
Derby +0 HT @1.53