In this week 33 match, on Sat Feb 12th, Charlton Athletic will travel to Wigan to battle Wigan Athletic in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Wigan Athletic sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 53rd minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Wigan Athletic couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield Wednesday ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 13th placed Charlton Athletic is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles scored the first goal for Bolton Wanderers in the 10th minute, then Chuks Aneke tied it up for Charlton Athletic in the 76th minute. Charlton Athletic is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in The Valley, Wigan Athletic took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Tendayi Darikwa struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 88th minute, then James McClean added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Charlton Athletic was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory.
Charlton Athletic is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Conor Washington and Chuks Aneke each having 2 goals in their last five. Wigan Athletic’s most prolific scorer has been Will Keane. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.