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Sheffield Wednesday vs Wigan Athletic

Saturday 12 Sep, 14:00 UTC · Hillsborough Stadium

Ref Seb Stockbridge · 5.1 YC/matchlight rain · 19°C · 8 km/h wind
Most probable outcome
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY WIN

Outcome distribution

Calibrated 1X2 probabilities

57.4%
Sheffield Wednesday
22.8%
Draw
19.8%
Wigan Athletic
Home xG
1.90
Away xG
1.07
Likely score
1–1
10.8%
Completeness
83.1%
input coverage

Why the model says this

Ranked contributing factors

  • Sheffield Wednesday attacking output+21

    1.81 xG and 1.81 goals per match over the last 11.

  • Wigan Athletic defensive record-0

    0.97 xG and 0.97 goals conceded per match.

  • Sheffield Wednesday home record+16

    11.3 scored / 9.1 conceded across 7 home matches.

  • Wigan Athletic away record+8

    12.5 scored / 14.5 conceded across 13 away matches.

  • Squad availability-0

    Sheffield Wednesday: Louie Barry (out) · Wigan Athletic: Joe Whitworth (out)

  • Squad depth-0

    Sheffield Wednesday: 30 registered, 0 regular starters, fit cover 3GK/11DEF/7MID/7FWD, 0% of squad minutes unavailable · Wigan Athletic: 29 registered, 0 regular starters, fit cover 3GK/8DEF/11MID/6FWD, 0% of squad minutes unavailable

  • Recent transfer activity+18

    Sheffield Wednesday: 11 in (3 on loan), 17 out including 0 regulars — Jaden Heskey from Manchester City U21, Reece James from Rotherham United, Ashley Maynard-Brewer to Gillingham · Wigan Athletic: 17 in (3 on loan), 27 out including 0 regulars — Ronan Darcy to TBC, Maleace Asamoah to Port Vale, Bradley Burrowes from Aston Villa U21

  • Match conditionsneutral

    light rain — goal expectancy scaled -2.0%.

  • Referee — Seb Stockbridgeneutral

    5.1 yellows and 0.22 reds per match across 9 tracked appointments.

  • Sheffield Wednesday last 11 played+36

    W W W L L — 1.93 scored / 1.21 conceded per match, 2.00 points per game (recency weighted).

  • Wigan Athletic last 5 played+45

    L W L D W — 1.59 scored / 2.48 conceded per match, 1.09 points per game (recency weighted).

  • Model agreementneutral

    Elo 57% · form 57% · goal model 56% · results history 72% for the home win.

  • Expected attacking output+28

    Goal-expectancy model: Sheffield Wednesday 1.90 xG, Wigan Athletic 1.07 xG.

Most likely outcomes

Ranked by model probability · confidence is per outcome, from the raw sample behind it

Betting parameters

Full-time 1X2 and derived result combinations.

Probabilities are model estimates from the same score distribution as the 1X2 line. KICK90 publishes likelihoods, not tips.

Team comparison

Last-10 window

MetricSheffield WednesdayWigan Athletic
Elo16061488
Record6W 1D 4L10W 9D 11L
Goals for / against19.86227436749448 / 13.8976984065523128.011262711653195 / 29.006689657796052
xG for / againstDATA UNAVAILABLEDATA UNAVAILABLE
Possession46%43%
Rest daysDATA UNAVAILABLEDATA UNAVAILABLE
Venue split7 matches, 11.304569852488338–9.12966540291553113 matches, 12.500214770448013–14.487645729254126

AI briefing

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Confidence

Separation · completeness · model agreement

62Moderate

Confidence reflects how strongly the evidence points one way — not how attractive the outcome is. It rises as lineups confirm and data completeness improves.

Probability evolution

How the answer moved toward kickoff

  • T-7dcompleteness 75.6%
    56.6% / 23.2% / 20.3%
  • T-3dcompleteness 83.1%
    57.4% / 22.8% / 19.8%
  • T-24hcompleteness 83.1%
    57.4% / 22.8% / 19.8%

Squad availability

Weighted by importance and output

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Louie Barry Attackerout
Wigan Athletic
  • Joe Whitworth Goalkeeperout

Availability impact: 1.7% home attack, 1.7% away attack.