Wigan Athletic vs Norwich City Match Analysis & Prediction
18/02/2023 6:00 pm
Wigan Athletic face Norwich City on Saturday afternoon, looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Championship to four matches. The Latics remain in 22nd position in the standings, two points adrift of the playoff places.
Norwich City has not lived up to their billing of promotion favorites this season, having lost 12 of their 31 matches in the Championship.
Norwich City has not lived up to their billing of promotion favorites this season, having lost 12 of their 31 matches in the Championship.
However, under David Wagner, it remains a retrievable situation for the Canaries if they can collect two points per game.
On the back of defeats to Burnley and Bristol City–two of the form teams in the division–Norwich defeated another club on an upward trajectory in midweek as they overcame Hull City by a 3-1 scoreline.
That win was all the more impressive due to Norwich being required to come from behind; they are now just three points adrift of fifth-placed Sunderland.
Norwich will take on Wigan when their hosts are in their best frame of mind in months. New head coach Shaun Maloney has improved the Latics since his appointment, recording five points from three matches since December.
Although goals remain an issue for Wigan, just one strike has been conceded in that triple-header, and the foundations have been laid to move outside the relegation zone.
Wigan Athletic vs. Norwich City Head to head
Both sides have 11 games against each other with hosts taking two wins while visitors with four wins, and five draws.
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06/08/2022Norwich1Wigan1EFL
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14/04/2019Wigan1Norwich1EFL
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29/09/2018Norwich1Wigan0EFL
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07/02/2017Wigan2Norwich2EFL
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13/09/2016Norwich2Wigan1EFL
Wigan Athletic Team News
Maloney is expected to change his Wigan XI with a triple substitution at halftime. Tom Pearce will likely start at left-back, allowing Ryan Nyambe to switch flanks, while Callum Lang or Will Keane will partner with Ashley Fletcher up front.
Wigan Athletic's Last 5 Matches
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15/02/2023Bristol1Wigan1EFL
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11/02/2023Wigan1Huddersfield0EFL
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06/02/2023Blackburn0Wigan0EFL
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21/01/2023Wigan0Luton2EFL
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17/01/2023Wigan1Luton2FA Cup
Norwich City Team News
Norwich striker Teemu Pukki could be named on the substitutes’ bench for the second game running after the Canaries impressed in his absence. Arsenal loanee Marquinhos is expected to be named only as a replacement if he recovers from a minor strain.
Norwich City's Last 5 Matches
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14/02/2023Norwich3Hull1EFL
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11/02/2023Bristol City1Norwich0EFL
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04/02/2023Norwich0Burnley3EFL
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21/01/2023Coventry2Norwich4EFL
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14/01/2023Preston0Norwich4EFL
Wigan Athletic vs. Norwich City: Odds and Predictions
Main Prediction
3 Way: Away
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