Our prediction for this Championship match:
Saturday’s football game at the DW Stadium pits together Wigan Athletic and Millwall, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. The Latics recorded a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Stoke City on Tuesday evening, but that is unlikely to help them avoid relegation to League One. Nonetheless, the hope dies last, and we are positive that the rock-bottom side will fight tooth and nail against the Lions. With no fresh injury worries to report, boss Shaun Maloney is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Potters.
The capital club, on the other hand, aim to stay in the playoffs berth. Considering that Millwall will go for a win as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. The likes of Murray Wallace, Charlie Cresswell, Tyler Burey, and George Honeyman are out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Benik Afobe):
Benik Afobe is a 183-cm-tall striker who plays for Bournemouth. Afobe is a product of Arsenal youth academy, but he did not make his first-team debut with the Gunners. After spending several seasons on loan at Huddersfield Town, Reading, Bolton, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons, Afobe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Wolverhampton on 14 January, 2015.
The pacey attacker scored 22 goals in 46 appearances for Wolves and, as a result, Bournmouth chiefs decided to sign him on 10 January, 2016. Benik scored 4 goals in 12 appearances for the Cherries in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and, no doubt, he helped the team secure the top flight survival.
It has to be noted that Afobe won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with England back in 2010. The former Wolves attacker was born in Leyton, England on 12 February, 1993. Benik Afobe is capable of playing as a secondary striker as well.
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).