On Aug 13th, Bristol City will travel to Wigan to battle Wigan Athletic in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 16th placed Wigan Athletic, recorded a 1-1 draw against Norwich City. James McClean struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 29th minute on a feed from Will Keane, but Max Aarons got the equalizer for Norwich City in the 61st minute earning Norwich City a comeback draw. Wigan Athletic looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while 23rd placed Bristol City is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Sunderland. Ellis Simms struck first for Sunderland in the 4th minute on a feed from Ross Stewart, then Andreas Weimann tied it up for Bristol City in the 10th minute , but luckily for Sunderland it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Chris Martin and Andreas Weimann have been the hottest scorers for Bristol City in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Wigan Athletic’s most prolific scorer has been James McClean. The Irish midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.