League One: Wigan vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 28 match between Wigan and Bristol Rovers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Wigan and Bristol Rovers are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at The Brick Community Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.

Ranked as number 17 in the League One standings, Wigan, have so far collected 30 points this season, while Bristol Rovers collected 28 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 25 rounds.

Team form: Wigan vs Bristol Rovers

Wigan Form

Wigan hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Mansfield by 0-2, before winning 1-2 against Stevenage. The streak ended in a recent 1-2 defeat against Burton. Wigan just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the The Brick Community Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

The results have been up and down for Bristol Rovers, who beat Cambridge U by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-0 against Ipswich, before claiming a victory in a 3-1 game against Barnsley. In their last six away matches in the League One, Bristol Rovers won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and three scored.

Betting stats for Wigan and Bristol Rovers

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wigan and Bristol Rovers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Wigan vs Bristol Rovers

Chris Martin shows decent form right now for Bristol Rovers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Wigan, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Thelo Aasgaard also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

Wigan claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bristol Rovers won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Wigan have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Bristol Rovers scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Wigan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Wigan have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Wigan’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bristol Rovers, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game.