On Wed Oct 19th, Middlesbrough will travel to Wigan to battle Wigan Athletic in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Wigan Athletic sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sunderland. Charlie Wyke scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 44th minute, then in the 54th minute, Cirkin sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Elliot Embleton But luckily in the 72nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Dennis Cirkin. Wigan Athletic is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while middlesbrough is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Sam Gallagher added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Dominic Hyam. Middlesbrough looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Middlesbrough is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Chuba Akpom and Duncan Watmore each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Wigan Athletic is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Will Keane and Charlie Wyke each having 2 goals in their last 5.