Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bristol City
Match Time & Date:
15/02/2023
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Wigan
Bristol City will look to extend their winning run in all competitions to four games when they take on Wigan Athletic in the Championship round 32. The Robins have been climbing the standings week by week, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to book their place in the playoffs. All Kal Naismith, Kane Wilson, Tommy Conway, and Ayman Benarous are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the home side.
Meanwhile, the Latics aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town. Wigan Athletic have a chance to escape the relegation zone, but given their poor away record in the 2022/2023 season, home win should be considered. Both Martin Kelly and Jason Kerr continue to miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Nahki Wells):
Born on June 1, 1990 in Hamilton, Bermuda, Nahki Wells is a 170-cm-tall attacker who plays for the Bermuda national team. Wells is a product of Dandy Town Hornets youth academy and he continued playing for the Bermudan side at senior level.
The experienced striker played for the likes of Bermuda Hogges, Eccleshill United and Carlisle United before joining Bradford City in 2011. After spending three seasons at Valley Parade, Nahki Wells signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Huddersfield Town in the winter of 2014. In 2017 he moved to Burnley, but he played for Queens Park Rangers as a loan footballer in the 2018/2019 season.
Speaking of his international career, Wells made his debut for the Bermuda national team in 2007. He scored his first ever goal for Bermuda in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. The Burnley man will represent the Gombey Warriors at the 2019 Gold Cup.
Highlighted Team (Wigan):
Wigan Athletic are one of the winners of the English FA Cup. The Latics won the prestigious trophy in 2013, with the team upsetting Manchester City in the title game. This is considered the club’s biggest success, but it has to be noted that Wigan played in the UEFA Europa League in the 2013/2014 season.
Wigan have been playing their home games at the DW Stadium since 1999 and they had played at Springfield Park in the past. Chorley are considered Wigan’s fierce rivals, but the two teams last met in 1971, when they competed in the Northern Premier League. The likes of Preston North End, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Burnley and Blackburn Rovers are regarded as Wigan Athletic’s rivals as well.
The club was founded in 1932 and they competed in the English Premier League from 2005 to 2013. The colour of Wigan’s home kit is blue and white (stripes).
