The Facts
- A determined lower-tier side seeks an essential result against mid-table opposition (ranked 24th in the Relegation ~ League Two and 17th).
- Each of the two teams is seeking greater consistency after recent ups and downs.
- Wigan may face physical fatigue compared to their opponent, having played more matches in recent days.
- Recently, Wigan has enjoyed a run of consecutive matches in front of its home crowd.
- In this match, both teams have fairly balanced chances of victory.
- In the last 5 head-to-head meetings, Wigan has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 6:4 (averaging 1.2:0.8 goals per game).
- Specifically in home fixtures for Wigan against this opponent, the record stands at 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with 3:3 goals (averaging 1.5:1.5 per game).
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Bradford City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7:4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wed | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13:6 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14:10 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11:6 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Cambridge Utd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12:10 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Oxford Utd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14:7 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16:10 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13:9 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11:8 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Burton | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12:12 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Wycombe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11:14 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:13 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Luton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12:14 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Mansfield | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7:12 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8:18 | -10 | 8 |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7:9 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8:9 | -1 | 6 |
| 22 | MK Dons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8:10 | -2 | 6 |
| 23 | Peterborough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4:12 | -8 | 5 |
| 24 | Wigan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5:12 | -7 | 4 |
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