In this week 38 match on the 18th of March, Watford and Wigan Athletic will play a match in Watford in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 10th placed Watford, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Birmingham City. Imrân Louza scored the first goal for Watford in the 6th minute, then Keinan Davis added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Imrân Louza In the end, Birmingham City was frustrated by Watford’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Watford ended the match with the shutout victory. Watford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while wigan Athletic is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres scored the first goal for Coventry City in the 52nd minute, but Kyle McFadzean got the equalizer for Wigan Athletic on an own goal in the 83rd minute earning Wigan Athletic at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sat Oct 29th, Watford was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. João Pedro scored the first goal for Watford in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wigan Athletic couldn’t muster any offence and Watford ran away with the shutout win.
Wigan Athletic hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Greg Cunningham and Ashley Fletcher, and they each have 1 goal. Ken Sema has been the most prolific scorer on Watford in the last 5 matches with two goals.