League One: Wigan vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 1 match between Wigan and Northampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Wigan start the season as favourites to land the League One crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Northampton at The Brick Community Stadium.

Form: Wigan vs Northampton

Wigan Form

In their previous three matches, Wigan first drew 1-1 against Blackpool, then 1-1 against Burton before also finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Northampton. Wigan only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored four and conceded three goals.

Northampton Form

Northampton achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Shrewsbury 4-1. A 3-0 defeat against Crawley followed, before drawing with Wigan in a match resulting 1-1. Northampton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Northampton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wigan and Northampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Wigan vs Northampton

As the new League One campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Wigan and Northampton this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Wigan claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Northampton won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Wigan are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. Wigan have not lost to Northampton in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Northampton got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Northampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Wigan and Northampton when playing at The Brick Community Stadium.

Total goals

Wigan saw over 2.5 goals in zero of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Northampton, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.