Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic have finished and can only entertain the public during this game on Saint Andrew´s. Wigan Athletic is in shape and can play freely. Will we get to see the necessary goals?
Birmingham City:
What had been in the air for a while was finally achieved last Monday. Birmingham City made it through a 1-3 win to visit direct competitor Rotherham United definitely safe. Prior to the game, manager Garry Monk’s team needed forty-seven points and one more point. Despite an early 1-0 deficit, Birmingham City put things right after the break. By goals from Jacques Maghoma, Jota and Kerim Mrabti, it won.
The enforcement of Birmingham City is of course mainly due to the royal couple Lucas Jutkiewicz and Che Adams. Together, the attackers accounted for thirty-five goals, with Adams finding it twenty-two times and Jutkiewicz thirteen times. The latter was also good for ten assists. The enforcement is also a piece of art from manager Monk. He always remained calm after a bad start and did not change his team. Not even when the Football Association penalized Birmingham City with a nine point deduction for financial mismanagement.
Wigan Athletic:
Wigan Athletic had a very tough second half of the season in the Championship. Where nothing seemed to go wrong in the first few months, 2019 was primarily a year of defeats and draws. Only three times were won until two weeks ago, which brought the League One very close. Until it visited Leeds United on April 19. It won undeservedly 1-2 and on Easter Monday, in-house, it also won 2-0 against Preston North End. This makes it definitively safe and the focus can be focused on next season.
Manager Paul Cook reflected after the 2018/2019 season after the game against Preston North End: ‘Maintaining this season in the Championship is a greater achievement than last season’s championship in the League One. Then we had a better team. In the Championship you have so many good teams and every match is a challenge. We are a young team and have received a lot of criticism this season, but these players can only get better. ”
PREDICTION: Birmingham to win @ 2,00
